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
6,353
Electorate
64,709
Turnout
62.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Julie Cooper
Labour
|
18,832 | 46.7% | 9.1% |
|
|
Paul White
Conservative
|
12,479 | 31.0% | 17.5% |
|
|
Gordon Birtwistle
Liberal Democrat
|
6,046 | 15.0% | -14.4% |
|
|
Tom Commis
UK Independence Party
|
2,472 | 6.1% | -11.1% |
|
|
Laura Fisk
Green Party
|
461 | 1.1% | -1.0% |