Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Geoffrey Cox
Majority
20,686
Electorate
80,524
Turnout
73.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 56.5% |
Lab | 21.7% |
LD | 17.7% |
Green | 2.7% |
Ind | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Cox | Con | 33,612 | 56.5 | 5.7 |
Vince Barry | Lab | 12,926 | 21.7 | 11.1 |
David Chalmers | LD | 10,526 | 17.7 | 4.5 |
Chris Jordan * | Green | 1,622 | 2.7 | -4.2 |
Robin Julian * | Ind | 794 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
* 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 | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.3% | 10.5% | 36.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
2010 | 45.7% | 5.3% | 40.3% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 1.4% |
2015 | 50.9% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 18.3% | 0.0% |
2017 | 56.5% | 21.7% | 17.7% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
166 | Torridge and West Devon | 34.8% |
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% |
312 | Torridge and West Devon | 56.5% |
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% |
88 | Torridge and West Devon | 73.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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