Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Ian Lavery
Majority
10,435
Electorate
62,151
Turnout
68.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 57.3% |
Con | 32.7% |
LD | 4.7% |
UKIP | 3.5% |
Green | 1.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Lavery | Lab | 24,338 | 57.3 | 7.3 |
Chris Galley | Con | 13,903 | 32.7 | 11.0 |
Joan Tebbutt * | LD | 2,015 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
Melanie Hurst * | UKIP | 1,483 | 3.5 | -14.7 |
Steven Leyland * | Green | 715 | 1.7 | -2.1 |
* 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 | BNP | Ind | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 55.2% | 15.0% | 26.4% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 45.8% | 17.5% | 27.5% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
2015 | 50.0% | 21.8% | 6.2% | 18.2% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 57.3% | 32.7% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
311 | Wansbeck | 24.6% |
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% |
287 | Wansbeck | 57.3% |
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% |
360 | Wansbeck | 68.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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