2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
36,200
Electorate
72,872
Turnout
69%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Peter Dowd
Labour
|
42,259 | 84.0% | 9.6% |
|
|
Charles Fifield
Conservative
|
6,059 | 12.0% | 4.0% |
|
|
David Newman
Liberal Democrat
|
837 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
|
|
Alison Gibbon
Green Party
|
709 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
|
|
Kim Bryan
Socialist Labour Party
|
424 | 0.8% | 0.8% |