Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Vince Cable
Majority
9,762
Electorate
83,362
Turnout
79.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
LD | 52.8% |
Con | 38.0% |
Lab | 9.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vince Cable | LD | 34,969 | 52.8 | 14.7 |
Tania Mathias | Con | 25,207 | 38.0 | -3.2 |
Katherine Dunne | Lab | 6,114 | 9.2 | -2.3 |
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | LD | Con | Lab | UKIP | Green | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Magna Cart | BNP | CURE | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.6% | 32.4% | 11.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
2010 | 54.4% | 34.1% | 7.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 38.0% | 41.3% | 11.5% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 52.8% | 38.0% | 9.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
429 | Twickenham | 14.7% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
414 | Twickenham | 52.8% |
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% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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