Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Peter Bottomley
Majority
12,090
Electorate
77,757
Turnout
70.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 55.4% |
Lab | 33.2% |
LD | 5.5% |
UKIP | 3.0% |
Green | 3.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Bottomley | Con | 30,181 | 55.4 | 3.9 |
Beccy Cooper | Lab | 18,091 | 33.2 | 17.5 |
Hazel Thorpe | LD | 2,982 | 5.5 | -3.3 |
Mark Withers * | UKIP | 1,635 | 3.0 | -15.3 |
Benjamin Cornish * | Green | 1,614 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
* 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 47.6% | 19.2% | 26.7% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
2010 | 51.7% | 11.8% | 27.9% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 51.5% | 15.7% | 8.8% | 18.3% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 55.4% | 33.2% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
342 | Worthing West | 22.2% |
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% |
340 | Worthing West | 55.4% |
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% |
271 | Worthing West | 70.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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