Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
James Heappey
Majority
7,582
Electorate
82,451
Turnout
73.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 50.1% |
LD | 37.6% |
Lab | 11.7% |
CPA | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Heappey | Con | 30,488 | 50.1 | 4.0 |
Tessa Munt | LD | 22,906 | 37.6 | 4.9 |
Andy Merryfield | Lab | 7,129 | 11.7 | 5.1 |
Lorna Corke * | CPA | 320 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | LD | Lab | CPA | UKIP | Green | Ind | The Birthday Party | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 43.6% | 37.8% | 15.6% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 42.5% | 44.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
2015 | 46.1% | 32.8% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 9.9% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
2017 | 50.1% | 37.6% | 11.7% | 0.5% | 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% |
449 | Wells | 12.5% |
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% |
474 | Wells | 50.1% |
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% |
93 | Wells | 73.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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