Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Sharon Hodgson
Majority
12,940
Electorate
67,280
Turnout
60.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 60.7% |
Con | 28.8% |
UKIP | 6.8% |
LD | 2.4% |
Green | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sharon Hodgson | Lab | 24,639 | 60.7 | 5.8 |
Jonathan Gullis | Con | 11,699 | 28.8 | 10.0 |
Bryan Foster | UKIP | 2,761 | 6.8 | -12.8 |
Tom Appleby * | LD | 961 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
Michal Chantkowski * | Green | 514 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | TUSC | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 68.8% | 15.0% | 0.0% | 16.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 52.5% | 21.8% | 3.4% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.1% |
2015 | 55.0% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.7% | 28.8% | 6.8% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
206 | Washington and Sunderland West | 31.9% |
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% |
183 | Washington and Sunderland West | 60.7% |
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% |
611 | Washington and Sunderland West | 60.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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