Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Phil Wilson
Majority
6,059
Electorate
63,889
Turnout
65.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 53.4% |
Con | 38.8% |
UKIP | 4.2% |
LD | 1.9% |
Green | 1.6% |
Party results and changes 2015 - 2017
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote (%) | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Wilson | Lab | 22,202 | 53.4 | 6.2 |
Dehenna Davison | Con | 16,143 | 38.8 | 9.3 |
John Grant * | UKIP | 1,763 | 4.2 | -12.4 |
Stephen Psallidas * | LD | 797 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
Melissa Wilson * | Green | 686 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
* 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 | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.5% | 9.2% | 1.7% | 31.4% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.5% |
2010 | 45.1% | 23.5% | 3.7% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.2% | 29.5% | 16.6% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.4% | 38.8% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |