2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
15,828
Electorate
68,566
Turnout
64.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Giles Watling
Conservative
|
27,031 | 61.2% | 24.6% |
|
|
Tasha Osben
Labour
|
11,203 | 25.4% | 11.0% |
|
|
Paul Oakley
UK Independence Party
|
3,357 | 7.6% | -36.8% |
|
|
David Grace
Liberal Democrat
|
887 | 2.0% | 0.2% |
|
|
Chris Southall
Green Party
|
719 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
|
|
Caroline Shearer
Independent
|
449 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Robin Tilbrook
English Democrats
|
289 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
|
|
Nick Martin
Independent
|
210 | 0.5% | 0.5% |