Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Margot James
Majority
7,654
Electorate
70,215
Turnout
67.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 54.5% |
Lab | 38.3% |
UKIP | 3.8% |
LD | 2.3% |
Green | 1.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Margot James | Con | 25,706 | 54.5 | 8.5 |
Pete Lowe | Lab | 18,052 | 38.3 | 6.8 |
Glen Wilson * | UKIP | 1,801 | 3.8 | -13.1 |
Christopher Bramall * | LD | 1,083 | 2.3 | -1.0 |
Andi Mohr * | Green | 493 | 1.0 | -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 | Con | Lab | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 39.2% | 42.2% | 2.7% | 15.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 42.7% | 31.7% | 4.5% | 16.4% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 0.4% |
2015 | 46.0% | 31.5% | 16.9% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 54.5% | 38.3% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
414 | Stourbridge | 16.2% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
362 | Stourbridge | 54.5% |
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% |
418 | Stourbridge | 67.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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