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2017 general election results

Stoke-on-Trent North

Shows the general election results for Stoke-on-Trent North, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,558 and a turnout of 58.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Ruth Smeeth
Majority
2,359
Electorate
71,558
Turnout
58.4%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 50.9%
Con 45.3%
LD 2.2%
Green 1.6%

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 (%)
Ruth Smeeth  Lab 21,272 50.9 11.0
Ben Adams  Con 18,913 45.3 17.9
Richard Whelan * LD 916 2.2 -0.7
Douglas Rouxel * Green 685 1.6 -1.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD Green UKIP Ind BNP Oth
2005 55.8% 17.8% 13.5% 0.0% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 8.8%
2010 44.3% 23.8% 17.7% 0.0% 6.2% 0.0% 8.0% 0.0%
2015 39.9% 27.4% 2.9% 2.8% 24.7% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 50.9% 45.3% 2.2% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
545 Stoke-on-Trent North 5.6%
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%
455 Stoke-on-Trent North 50.9%
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%
631 Stoke-on-Trent North 58.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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