Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Edward Leigh
Majority
17,023
Electorate
75,893
Turnout
67.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 61.8% |
Lab | 28.7% |
LD | 7.1% |
Green | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Leigh | Con | 31,790 | 61.8 | 9.1 |
Catherine Tite | Lab | 14,767 | 28.7 | 7.4 |
Lesley Rollings | LD | 3,630 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
Vicky Pearson * | Green | 1,238 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
* 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 | Green | UKIP | Lincs Ind | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 43.8% | 26.1% | 26.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 49.3% | 15.6% | 27.8% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
2015 | 52.7% | 21.3% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 15.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 61.8% | 28.7% | 7.1% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |