Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Esther McVey
Majority
14,787
Electorate
67,874
Turnout
72.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 58.6% |
Lab | 28.5% |
LD | 9.0% |
Green | 2.1% |
Ind | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Esther McVey | Con | 28,764 | 58.6 | -0.1 |
Sam Rushworth | Lab | 13,977 | 28.5 | 10.1 |
Gareth Wilson | LD | 4,431 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
Nigel Hennerley * | Green | 1,024 | 2.1 | -1.7 |
Quentin Abel * | Ind | 920 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
* 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 | Ind | UKIP | True Engli | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.5% | 23.7% | 21.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
2010 | 54.6% | 17.3% | 22.6% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 58.6% | 18.3% | 8.5% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 58.6% | 28.5% | 9.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
228 | Tatton | 30.1% |
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% |
248 | Tatton | 58.6% |
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% |
163 | Tatton | 72.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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