Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Matt Western
Majority
1,206
Electorate
74,237
Turnout
72.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 46.7% |
Con | 44.4% |
LD | 5.2% |
Green | 2.2% |
UKIP | 1.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Western | Lab | 25,227 | 46.7 | 11.8 |
Chris White | Con | 24,021 | 44.4 | -3.5 |
Nick Solman | LD | 2,810 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
Jonathan Chilvers * | Green | 1,198 | 2.2 | -1.7 |
Bob Dhillon * | UKIP | 799 | 1.5 | -6.8 |
* 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 | Green | UKIP | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 44.7% | 34.4% | 15.9% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
2010 | 35.4% | 42.6% | 18.3% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.4% |
2015 | 34.9% | 47.9% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
2017 | 46.7% | 44.4% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
595 | Warwick and Leamington | 2.2% |
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% |
552 | Warwick and Leamington | 46.7% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
145 | Warwick and Leamington | 72.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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