Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Kevin Foster
Majority
14,283
Electorate
75,931
Turnout
67.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 53.0% |
LD | 25.1% |
Lab | 18.2% |
UKIP | 2.4% |
Green | 1.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Foster | Con | 27,141 | 53.0 | 12.4 |
Deborah Brewer | LD | 12,858 | 25.1 | -8.7 |
Paul Raybould | Lab | 9,310 | 18.2 | 9.5 |
Tony McIntyre * | UKIP | 1,213 | 2.4 | -11.2 |
Sam Moss * | Green | 652 | 1.3 | -2.0 |
* 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 | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 35.8% | 41.8% | 14.5% | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 38.7% | 47.0% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
2015 | 40.7% | 33.8% | 8.7% | 13.6% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.0% | 25.1% | 18.2% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
270 | Torbay | 27.9% |
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% |
407 | Torbay | 53.0% |
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% |
401 | Torbay | 67.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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