Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Peter Aldous
Majority
9,215
Electorate
80,763
Turnout
65.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 54.4% |
Lab | 36.9% |
UKIP | 3.7% |
Green | 2.5% |
LD | 1.9% |
Ind | 0.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Aldous | Con | 28,643 | 54.4 | 12.0 |
Sonia Barker | Lab | 19,428 | 36.9 | -0.9 |
Bert Poole * | UKIP | 1,933 | 3.7 | -10.9 |
Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw * | Green | 1,332 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
Jacky Howe * | LD | 1,012 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
Allyson Barron * | Ind | 326 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | LD | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 33.4% | 45.4% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
2010 | 40.2% | 38.7% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 13.3% | 0.2% |
2015 | 42.3% | 37.7% | 14.5% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 54.4% | 36.9% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
400 | Waveney | 17.5% |
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% |
370 | Waveney | 54.4% |
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% |
493 | Waveney | 65.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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