differ172

differ172 is a term that appears in discussions related to the 2017 United Kingdom general election. Specifically, it refers to the difference in vote share between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party in the constituency of Richmond Park. In this election, the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith, received 24,047 votes, while the Labour candidate, Sarah Olney, received 22,967 votes. The difference between these two figures is 1,080 votes, which is what is often referred to as differ172.

This particular vote difference became a point of interest due to the close nature of the contest. Richmond Park had previously been held by the Liberal Democrats before Zac Goldsmith won it for the Conservatives in 2017. The narrow margin of victory for the Conservatives in 2017 meant that the seat was considered a key target for other parties in subsequent elections. The term differ172 highlights the precise margin that separated the two main parties in that specific electoral contest. It serves as a statistical marker for a closely fought battle in a particular parliamentary constituency.