2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
24,002
Electorate
75,067
Turnout
70.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Alex Burghart
Conservative
|
34,811 | 65.8% | 7.0% |
|
|
Gareth Barrett
Labour
|
10,809 | 20.4% | 7.9% |
|
|
Karen Chilvers
Liberal Democrat
|
4,426 | 8.4% | -0.5% |
|
|
Michael McGough
UK Independence Party
|
1,845 | 3.5% | -13.3% |
|
|
Paul Jeater
Green Party
|
915 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
|
|
Louca Kousoulou
Independent
|
104 | 0.2% | 0.2% |