Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Alan Campbell
Majority
11,666
Electorate
77,434
Turnout
73.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 57.0% |
Con | 36.5% |
LD | 3.0% |
UKIP | 2.2% |
Green | 1.1% |
Ind | 0.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Campbell | Lab | 32,395 | 57.0 | 8.8 |
Nick Varley | Con | 20,729 | 36.5 | 3.6 |
John Appleby * | LD | 1,724 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Stuart Houghton * | UKIP | 1,257 | 2.2 | -10.0 |
Julia Erskine * | Green | 629 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
Anthony Jull * | Ind | 124 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | LD | UKIP | Green | Ind | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.3% | 36.6% | 15.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 45.3% | 34.4% | 14.9% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
2015 | 48.2% | 32.8% | 3.0% | 12.2% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 57.0% | 36.5% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
359 | Tynemouth | 20.5% |
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% |
297 | Tynemouth | 57.0% |
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% |
108 | Tynemouth | 73.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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