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Stafford

Shows the general election results for Stafford, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,445 and a turnout of 75.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Jeremy Lefroy
Majority
7,729
Electorate
68,445
Turnout
75.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 54.7%
Lab 39.9%
LD 3.0%
Green 2.4%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Jeremy Lefroy  Con 28,424 54.7 6.3
David Williams  Lab 20,695 39.9 10.3
Christine Tinker * LD 1,540 3.0 0.2
Tony Pearce * Green 1,265 2.4 -0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP NHAP BNP
2005 39.2% 43.2% 14.3% 0.0% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 43.9% 33.0% 16.3% 1.1% 3.4% 0.0% 2.2%
2015 48.4% 29.6% 2.8% 2.9% 12.9% 3.5% 0.0%
2017 54.7% 39.9% 3.0% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
428 Stafford 14.9%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
358 Stafford 54.7%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
39 Stafford 75.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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