Election results 2017: full list and map
Voters return a hung parliament
650 of 650 seats declared. July 17, 2017 5:18 pm
Number of seats won
Prime minister Theresa May’s gamble on a snap election dramatically backfired: The Conservatives remained the biggest party, but lost their overall majority as voters returned a hung parliament. Mrs May is seeking to form a new government backed by her new Northern Irish allies, the Democratic Unionist party.
Where did the parties lose seats?
Arranging the main parties' constituencies by margin of victory in 2015 allows us to see where, against expectations, the Conservatives lost seats to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Key developments
Kensington
In the final shock of the election, Labour gained Kensington, winning by just 20 votes. The result was the last in the country to be declared after exhausted poll workers were sent home for rest after two recounts.
Candidate
Vote share
Lab
Emma Dent Coad
42.2%
Con
Victoria Borwick
42.2%
LD
Annabel Mullin
12.2%
Others
3.4%
In the final shock of the election, Labour gained Kensington, winning by just 20 votes. The result was the last in the country to be declared after exhausted poll workers were sent home for rest after two recounts.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | Emma Dent Coad | 42.2% |
| Con | Victoria Borwick | 42.2% |
| LD | Annabel Mullin | 12.2% |
| Others | 3.4% |
Richmond Park
Zac Goldsmith, standing again as a Conservative, re-took Richmond Park by just 45 votes. He lost the seat to the Liberal Democrats in a December 2016 by-election.
Candidate
Vote share
Con
Zac Goldsmith
45.1%
LD
Sarah Olney
45.1%
Lab
Cate Tuitt
9.1%
Others
0.7%
Zac Goldsmith, standing again as a Conservative, re-took Richmond Park by just 45 votes. He lost the seat to the Liberal Democrats in a December 2016 by-election.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Con | Zac Goldsmith | 45.1% |
| LD | Sarah Olney | 45.1% |
| Lab | Cate Tuitt | 9.1% |
| Others | 0.7% |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
The Conservatives held the seat, bringing their tally in Scotland to 13 seats and sealing the party’s best return north of the border since 1983.
Candidate
Vote share
Con
David Mundell
49.4%
SNP
Mairi McAllan
30.1%
Lab
Douglas Beattie
16.6%
Others
3.9%
The Conservatives held the seat, bringing their tally in Scotland to 13 seats and sealing the party’s best return north of the border since 1983.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Con | David Mundell | 49.4% |
| SNP | Mairi McAllan | 30.1% |
| Lab | Douglas Beattie | 16.6% |
| Others | 3.9% |
Hastings & Rye
Home secretary Amber Rudd narrowly held on to her seat for the Conservatives. Following a recount, her winning margin was confirmed to be a mere 346 votes, down from almost 4,800 in 2015.
Candidate
Vote share
Con
Amber Rudd
46.9%
Lab
Peter Chowney
46.2%
Ukip
Michael Phillips
2.7%
Others
4.2%
Home secretary Amber Rudd narrowly held on to her seat for the Conservatives. Following a recount, her winning margin was confirmed to be a mere 346 votes, down from almost 4,800 in 2015.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Con | Amber Rudd | 46.9% |
| Lab | Peter Chowney | 46.2% |
| Ukip | Michael Phillips | 2.7% |
| Others | 4.2% |
Twickenham
Sir Vince Cable, who was business secretary in the Coalition government, regained the seat he lost in 2015. Another former Lib Dem minister, Sir Ed Davey, regained neighbouring Kingston. But the Lib Dems will be without Nick Clegg, who lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour.
Candidate
Vote share
LD
Vince Cable
52.8%
Con
Tania Mathias
38.0%
Lab
Katherine Dunne
9.2%
Sir Vince Cable, who was business secretary in the Coalition government, regained the seat he lost in 2015. Another former Lib Dem minister, Sir Ed Davey, regained neighbouring Kingston. But the Lib Dems will be without Nick Clegg, who lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| LD | Vince Cable | 52.8% |
| Con | Tania Mathias | 38.0% |
| Lab | Katherine Dunne | 9.2% |
Gordon
Taking a prized scalp in the form of the seat held by former SNP leader Alex Salmond, the Conservatives overturned a 2015 SNP majority of 8,600. Angus Robertson and other high-profile SNP members also lost their seats.
Candidate
Vote share
Con
Colin Clark
40.7%
SNP
Alex Salmond
35.9%
Lab
Kirsten Muat
11.8%
LD
David Evans
11.6%
Taking a prized scalp in the form of the seat held by former SNP leader Alex Salmond, the Conservatives overturned a 2015 SNP majority of 8,600. Angus Robertson and other high-profile SNP members also lost their seats.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Con | Colin Clark | 40.7% |
| SNP | Alex Salmond | 35.9% |
| Lab | Kirsten Muat | 11.8% |
| LD | David Evans | 11.6% |
Boston & Skegness
Paul Nuttall resigned as Ukip leader after failing to win Britain’s most pro-Leave constituency, where the Conservatives increased their majority. Across the country, Ukip’s share of the popular vote fell from 12.7 per cent in 2015 to 1.8 per cent, and the party finished third in all of its top target seats.
Candidate
Vote share
Con
Matt Warman
63.6%
Lab
Paul Kenny
24.9%
Ukip
Paul Nuttall
7.7%
Others
3.8%
Paul Nuttall resigned as Ukip leader after failing to win Britain’s most pro-Leave constituency, where the Conservatives increased their majority. Across the country, Ukip’s share of the popular vote fell from 12.7 per cent in 2015 to 1.8 per cent, and the party finished third in all of its top target seats.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Con | Matt Warman | 63.6% |
| Lab | Paul Kenny | 24.9% |
| Ukip | Paul Nuttall | 7.7% |
| Others | 3.8% |
Foyle
Northern Ireland swung sharply to the more hardline proponents of unionism and nationalism as Sinn Féin, along with the unionist DUP, crushed their smaller, more centrist rivals. In the most dramatic result, Sinn Féin won Foyle by just 169 votes, ousting the moderate nationalist SDLP.
Candidate
Vote share
SF
Elisha McCallion
39.7%
SDLP
Mark Durkan
39.4%
DUP
Gary Middleton
16.1%
Others
4.8%
Northern Ireland swung sharply to the more hardline proponents of unionism and nationalism as Sinn Féin, along with the unionist DUP, crushed their smaller, more centrist rivals. In the most dramatic result, Sinn Féin won Foyle by just 169 votes, ousting the moderate nationalist SDLP.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| SF | Elisha McCallion | 39.7% |
| SDLP | Mark Durkan | 39.4% |
| DUP | Gary Middleton | 16.1% |
| Others | 4.8% |
Ceredigion
Plaid Cymru won one more seat than in 2015 — but only just. The Welsh nationalists gained Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats by just 104 votes. They also clung on to Arfon, beating Labour by an even slimmer margin of 92 votes.
Candidate
Vote share
PC
Ben Lake
29.2%
LD
Mark Williams
29.0%
Lab
Dinah Mulholland
20.2%
Con
Ruth Davis
18.4%
Ukip
Tom Harrison
1.5%
Others
1.7%
Plaid Cymru won one more seat than in 2015 — but only just. The Welsh nationalists gained Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats by just 104 votes. They also clung on to Arfon, beating Labour by an even slimmer margin of 92 votes.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Ben Lake | 29.2% |
| LD | Mark Williams | 29.0% |
| Lab | Dinah Mulholland | 20.2% |
| Con | Ruth Davis | 18.4% |
| Ukip | Tom Harrison | 1.5% |
| Others | 1.7% |
Brighton Pavilion
Caroline Lucas, the sole Green party MP, held her seat. Nationally, though, her party suffered: In all but two seats where they were standing, Green candidates gained a lower share of the vote than in 2015. Ms Lucas’ victory took the number of women in the new parliament to 208, a new record.
Candidate
Vote share
Green
Caroline Lucas
52.3%
Lab
Solomon Curtis
26.8%
Con
Emma Warman
19.2%
Others
1.7%
Caroline Lucas, the sole Green party MP, held her seat. Nationally, though, her party suffered: In all but two seats where they were standing, Green candidates gained a lower share of the vote than in 2015. Ms Lucas’ victory took the number of women in the new parliament to 208, a new record.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Green | Caroline Lucas | 52.3% |
| Lab | Solomon Curtis | 26.8% |
| Con | Emma Warman | 19.2% |
| Others | 1.7% |
Ipswich
Nine Conservative ministers lost their seats. The highest-profile casualty was Ben Gummer, the up-and-coming Downing Street favourite who co-authored the Conservative election manifesto. He had been tipped as a successor to David Davis as Brexit secretary.
Candidate
Vote share
Lab
Sandy Martin
47.4%
Con
Ben Gummer
45.8%
Ukip
Tony Gould
2.7%
Others
4.1%
Nine Conservative ministers lost their seats. The highest-profile casualty was Ben Gummer, the up-and-coming Downing Street favourite who co-authored the Conservative election manifesto. He had been tipped as a successor to David Davis as Brexit secretary.
| Candidate | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | Sandy Martin | 47.4% |
| Con | Ben Gummer | 45.8% |
| Ukip | Tony Gould | 2.7% |
| Others | 4.1% |
The national picture
Seats won vs. popular vote
How each party's share of the popular vote translates to the proportion of parliamentary seats it won.
- Conservative Party benefited from the current electoral system, winning 49 percent of the seats despite winning only 42 percent of the popular vote.
- Labour Party benefited, winning 40 percent of the seats despite winning only 40 percent of the popular vote.
- Liberal Democrats lost out, winning only 2 percent of the seats despite winning 7 percent of the popular vote.
- Scottish National Party benefited, winning 5 percent of the seats despite winning only 3 percent of the popular vote.
- Ukip lost out, winning no seats despite winning 2 percent of the popular vote.
- Greens lost out, winning no seats despite winning 2 percent of the popular vote.
- Other parties lost out, winning only 3 percent of the seats despite winning 4 percent of the popular vote.
Correction: Due to a rounding error, a previous version of this graphic incorrectly stated that the Green Party won no seats. In fact, one Green MP was elected.