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
16,016
Electorate
79,199
Turnout
70.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Phillip Lee
Conservative
|
32,882 | 58.8% | 3.1% |
|
|
Paul Bidwell
Labour
|
16,866 | 30.2% | 13.3% |
|
|
Patrick Smith
Liberal Democrat
|
4,186 | 7.5% | -0.0% |
|
|
Leonard Amos
UK Independence Party
|
1,521 | 2.7% | -13.0% |
|
|
Olivio Barreto
Independent
|
437 | 0.8% | 0.8% |