Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Rebecca Pow
Majority
15,887
Electorate
85,457
Turnout
73.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 52.9% |
LD | 27.7% |
Lab | 15.4% |
UKIP | 2.3% |
Green | 1.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rebecca Pow | Con | 33,333 | 52.9 | 4.8 |
Gideon Amos | LD | 17,446 | 27.7 | 6.3 |
Martin Jevon | Lab | 9,689 | 15.4 | 6.1 |
Alan Dimmick * | UKIP | 1,434 | 2.3 | -9.7 |
Clive Martin * | Green | 1,151 | 1.8 | -2.7 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | LD | Lab | UKIP | Green | Ind | TUSC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 41.1% | 44.4% | 12.1% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 42.2% | 49.1% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 48.1% | 21.3% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 0.2% |
2017 | 52.9% | 27.7% | 15.4% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
304 | Taunton Deane | 25.2% |
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% |
409 | Taunton Deane | 52.9% |
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% |
94 | Taunton Deane | 73.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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