2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
11,473
Electorate
76,205
Turnout
64.2%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Leo Docherty
Conservative
|
26,950 | 55.1% | 4.5% |
|
|
Gary Puffett
Labour
|
15,477 | 31.6% | 13.3% |
|
|
Alan Hilliar
Liberal Democrat
|
3,637 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
|
|
Roy Swales
UK Independence Party
|
1,796 | 3.7% | -14.2% |
|
|
Donna Wallace
Green Party
|
1,090 | 2.2% | -2.2% |