Election Barometer

Turnout was up, with a widespread belief that young people voted en masse. But actually, turnout was the 5th lowest of any general election since 1945

Highest turnouts

1950	83.9%
1951	82.9%
February 1974	78.8 %
1959	78.7 %
1992	77.7 %

Lowest turnouts

2001	59.4 %
2005	61.4 %
2010	65.1 %
2015	66.1 %
2017	68.7 %

In spite of failing to secure a majority, Theresa May won a higher share of the vote than any party since 1997 – and the biggest Conservative share since Mrs Thatcher’s landslide victory in 1983.

Con vote share

2017	42.4%
2015	36.9%
2005	32.4%
2001	31.7%
1997	30.7%
1992	41.9%
1987	42.2%
1983	42.4%

Labour vote share

2017	40.0%
2015	30.4%
2005	35.2%
2001	40.7%
1997	43.2%
1992	34.4%
1987	30.8%
1983	27.6%

Which parties got the best deal – and which got the worse – out of the electoral system?

	Votes received for every seat won
SNP	27,930
Conservative	42,927
Labour	49,266
Liberal Democrat	197,254
Green	524,604

Ukip notched up 593,852 votes, but won no seats

What about the popular vote of the parties that didn’t make it into the TV debates?

Yorkshire Party	20,958
National Health Action	16,119
Christian Peoples Alliance	5,869
British National Party	4,642
Women’s Equality Party	3,580
Monster Raving Loony Party	3,890
Pirate Party	2,321
English Democrats	1,913
Workers Revolutionary Party	771
Social Democratic Party	469