Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Geraint Davies
Majority
10,598
Electorate
56,892
Turnout
65.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 59.8% |
Con | 31.3% |
PC | 4.1% |
LD | 3.4% |
Green | 1.2% |
The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 0.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Geraint Davies | Lab | 22,278 | 59.8 | 17.2 |
Craig Lawton | Con | 11,680 | 31.3 | 8.8 |
Rhydian Fitter * | PC | 1,529 | 4.1 | -2.3 |
Michael O'Carroll * | LD | 1,269 | 3.4 | -5.6 |
Mike Whittall * | Green | 434 | 1.2 | -3.9 |
Brian Johnson * | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 92 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
* 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 | PC | LD | Green | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | UKIP | TUSC | Ind | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 41.8% | 16.0% | 6.5% | 28.9% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
2010 | 34.7% | 20.8% | 4.0% | 33.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 42.6% | 22.6% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 5.1% | 0.1% | 13.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 59.8% | 31.3% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
261 | Swansea West | 28.4% |
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% |
214 | Swansea West | 59.8% |
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% |
479 | Swansea West | 65.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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