Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Eleanor Smith
Majority
2,185
Electorate
59,971
Turnout
70.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 49.4% |
Con | 44.2% |
UKIP | 2.4% |
LD | 1.9% |
Green | 1.4% |
Ind | 0.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eleanor Smith | Lab | 20,899 | 49.4 | 6.1 |
Paul Uppal | Con | 18,714 | 44.2 | 3.0 |
Rob Jones * | UKIP | 1,012 | 2.4 | -8.3 |
Sarah Quarmby * | LD | 784 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
Andrea Cantrill * | Green | 579 | 1.4 | -1.3 |
Jagmeet Singh * | Ind | 358 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
* 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 | EPA | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 43.4% | 38.1% | 2.5% | 13.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
2010 | 39.0% | 40.7% | 3.7% | 16.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.2% | 41.2% | 10.7% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.4% | 44.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
553 | Wolverhampton South West | 5.2% |
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% |
492 | Wolverhampton South West | 49.4% |
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% |
247 | Wolverhampton South West | 70.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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