Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Mark Pritchard
Majority
9,564
Electorate
68,604
Turnout
72.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 55.4% |
Lab | 36.1% |
UKIP | 3.3% |
LD | 2.7% |
Green | 1.6% |
Ind | 0.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Pritchard | Con | 27,451 | 55.4 | 5.7 |
Dylan Harrison | Lab | 17,887 | 36.1 | 10.1 |
Denis Allen * | UKIP | 1,656 | 3.3 | -13.4 |
Rod Keyes * | LD | 1,345 | 2.7 | -1.6 |
Pat McCarthy * | Green | 804 | 1.6 | -1.6 |
Fay Easton * | Ind | 380 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
* 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 | Ind | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.1% | 39.3% | 3.6% | 15.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 47.7% | 27.1% | 4.5% | 17.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
2015 | 49.7% | 26.0% | 16.8% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 55.4% | 36.1% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
380 | The Wrekin | 19.3% |
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% |
336 | The Wrekin | 55.4% |
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% |
174 | The Wrekin | 72.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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