Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Pat McFadden
Majority
8,514
Electorate
60,301
Turnout
60.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 58.2% |
Con | 34.8% |
UKIP | 4.6% |
LD | 1.2% |
Green | 1.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pat McFadden | Lab | 21,137 | 58.2 | 4.9 |
Kieran Mullan | Con | 12,623 | 34.8 | 12.4 |
Barry Hodgson * | UKIP | 1,675 | 4.6 | -15.7 |
Ben Mathis * | LD | 448 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
Amy Bertaut * | Green | 421 | 1.2 | -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 | Lab | Con | UKIP | LD | Green | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 59.5% | 22.9% | 5.2% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 47.6% | 28.6% | 7.7% | 15.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
2015 | 53.3% | 22.3% | 20.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
2017 | 58.2% | 34.8% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
325 | Wolverhampton South East | 23.5% |
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% |
258 | Wolverhampton South East | 58.2% |
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% |
614 | Wolverhampton South East | 60.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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