Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Richard Harrington
Majority
2,092
Electorate
86,507
Turnout
67.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 45.6% |
Lab | 42.0% |
LD | 9.1% |
UKIP | 2.0% |
Green | 1.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Harrington | Con | 26,731 | 45.6 | 2.2 |
Chris Ostrowski | Lab | 24,639 | 42.0 | 16.0 |
Ian Stotesbury | LD | 5,335 | 9.1 | -9.0 |
Ian Green * | UKIP | 1,184 | 2.0 | -7.7 |
Alex Murray * | Green | 721 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | Lab | LD | UKIP | Green | TUSC | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 29.6% | 33.6% | 31.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 34.9% | 26.7% | 32.4% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
2015 | 43.5% | 26.0% | 18.1% | 9.8% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2017 | 45.6% | 42.0% | 9.1% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
574 | Watford | 3.6% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
568 | Watford | 45.6% |
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% |
384 | Watford | 67.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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