Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Priti Patel
Majority
18,646
Electorate
69,137
Turnout
71.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 64.3% |
Lab | 26.4% |
LD | 5.5% |
Green | 3.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Priti Patel | Con | 31,670 | 64.3 | 6.8 |
Phil Barlow | Lab | 13,024 | 26.4 | 10.6 |
Jo Hayes | LD | 2,715 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
James Abbott * | Green | 1,832 | 3.7 | -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 | LD | Green | UKIP | CPA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.7% | 32.4% | 15.2% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
2010 | 52.2% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 57.5% | 15.8% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 16.0% | 0.2% |
2017 | 64.3% | 26.4% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
127 | Witham | 37.9% |
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% |
93 | Witham | 64.3% |
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% |
218 | Witham | 71.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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