Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Matt Hancock
Majority
17,063
Electorate
77,348
Turnout
66.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 61.2% |
Lab | 28.2% |
UKIP | 4.6% |
LD | 4.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Hancock | Con | 31,649 | 61.2 | 9.0 |
Michael Jefferys | Lab | 14,586 | 28.2 | 10.7 |
Julian Flood * | UKIP | 2,396 | 4.6 | -17.1 |
Elfreda Tealby-Watson * | LD | 2,180 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
Donald Allwright * | Green | 935 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
* 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 | Ind | CPA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.9% | 29.0% | 4.9% | 17.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 50.6% | 14.7% | 6.4% | 23.4% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
2015 | 52.2% | 17.5% | 21.7% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 61.2% | 28.2% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
186 | West Suffolk | 33.0% |
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% |
168 | West Suffolk | 61.2% |
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% |
430 | West Suffolk | 66.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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