Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Michael Gove
Majority
24,943
Electorate
80,764
Turnout
71.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 64.2% |
Lab | 21.1% |
LD | 10.8% |
Green | 3.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Gove | Con | 37,118 | 64.2 | 4.3 |
Laween Atroshi | Lab | 12,175 | 21.1 | 9.8 |
Ann-Marie Barker | LD | 6,271 | 10.8 | 1.8 |
Sharon Galliford * | Green | 2,258 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
* 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 | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.5% | 16.7% | 28.8% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 57.6% | 10.2% | 25.8% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 59.9% | 11.2% | 9.1% | 4.4% | 14.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
2017 | 64.2% | 21.1% | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
72 | Surrey Heath | 43.1% |
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% |
95 | Surrey Heath | 64.2% |
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% |
206 | Surrey Heath | 71.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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