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%
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
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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.
View full listHighest % 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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