Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
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DUP | 57.3% |
UUP | 11.9% |
SF | 9.3% |
SDLP | 3.4% |
Con | 2.5% |
Others | 15.6% |
Party results and changes 2015 - 2017
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Party | DUP | UUP | SF | SDLP | Con | Others | Total |
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Seats won | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Votes (000s) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38 |
% vote | 57.3% | 11.9% | 9.3% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 15.6% | 100.0% |
Change | +21.2% | -7.0% | +2.4% | -1.5% | +0.9% | -5.1% | 0% |
Candidates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Deposits lost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | DUP | UUP | SF | SDLP | Con | UKIP | Others |
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2005 | 49.6% | 26.6% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.8% |
2010 | 45.9% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.7% |
2015 | 36.1% | 18.8% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 10.9% | 20.7% |
2017 | 57.3% | 11.9% | 9.3% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 15.6% |
Seats won by party 2005 - 2017
The number of seats won by parties by election year.
Year | DUP | UUP | SF | SDLP | Con | UKIP | Others |
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2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 41.7% | |
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1 | East Antrim | 41.7% |
Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.
View full listMost marginal seats by majority (%) | Average: 41.7% | |
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1 | East Antrim | 41.7% |
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: 57.3% | |
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1 | East Antrim | 57.3% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listLowest winning vote share % | Average: 57.3% | |
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1 | East Antrim | 57.3% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 60.6% | |
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1 | East Antrim | 60.6% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
View full listLowest % turnout | Average: 60.6% | |
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1 | East Antrim | 60.6% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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