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
346
Electorate
78,319
Turnout
69.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Amber Rudd
Conservative
|
25,668 | 46.9% | 2.3% |
|
|
Peter Chowney
Labour
|
25,322 | 46.2% | 11.1% |
|
|
Nicholas Perry
Liberal Democrat
|
1,885 | 3.4% | 0.3% |
|
|
Michael Sheridan
UK Independence Party
|
1,479 | 2.7% | -10.6% |
|
|
Nicholas Wilson
Independent
|
412 | 0.8% | 0.8% |