Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Greg Clark
Majority
16,465
Electorate
74,782
Turnout
72.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 56.9% |
Lab | 26.5% |
LD | 9.9% |
UKIP | 2.7% |
Green | 2.7% |
WEP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Clark | Con | 30,856 | 56.9 | -1.8 |
Charles Woodgate | Lab | 14,391 | 26.5 | 12.3 |
Rachel Sadler | LD | 5,355 | 9.9 | 1.4 |
Chris Hoare * | UKIP | 1,464 | 2.7 | -9.9 |
Trevor Bisdee * | Green | 1,441 | 2.7 | -2.5 |
Celine Thomas * | WEP | 702 | 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 | UKIP | Green | WEP | Ind | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.8% | 20.5% | 25.3% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 56.2% | 10.8% | 25.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
2015 | 58.7% | 14.2% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
2017 | 56.9% | 26.5% | 9.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
222 | Tunbridge Wells | 30.4% |
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% |
300 | Tunbridge Wells | 56.9% |
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% |
154 | Tunbridge Wells | 72.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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