Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Ian Lucas
Majority
1,832
Electorate
49,881
Turnout
70.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 48.9% |
Con | 43.7% |
PC | 5.0% |
LD | 2.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Lucas | Lab | 17,153 | 48.9 | 11.7 |
Atkinson Mark | Con | 15,321 | 43.7 | 12.0 |
Carrie Harper * | PC | 1,753 | 5.0 | -2.6 |
Carole O'Toole * | LD | 865 | 2.5 | -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 | Lab | Con | PC | LD | UKIP | Green | Ind | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.1% | 20.0% | 5.7% | 23.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.6% |
2010 | 36.9% | 25.4% | 6.2% | 25.8% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 37.2% | 31.6% | 7.6% | 5.3% | 15.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.9% | 43.7% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
549 | Wrexham | 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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
502 | Wrexham | 48.9% |
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% |
259 | Wrexham | 70.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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