Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Peter Bone
Majority
12,460
Electorate
79,254
Turnout
67.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 57.4% |
Lab | 34.0% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
LD | 3.3% |
Green | 1.8% |
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 Bone | Con | 30,579 | 57.4 | 5.4 |
Andrea Watts | Lab | 18,119 | 34.0 | 14.5 |
Allan Shipham * | UKIP | 1,804 | 3.4 | -16.2 |
Chris Nelson * | LD | 1,782 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
Jonathan Hornett * | Green | 956 | 1.8 | -2.6 |
* 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 | LD | Green | BNP | Eng Dem | TUSC | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.7% | 41.4% | 2.3% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
2010 | 48.2% | 25.4% | 3.2% | 17.1% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.1% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 57.4% | 34.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
327 | Wellingborough | 23.4% |
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% |
281 | Wellingborough | 57.4% |
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% |
415 | Wellingborough | 67.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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