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
18,115
Electorate
73,268
Turnout
65.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
John McDonnell
Labour
|
31,796 | 66.5% | 6.9% |
|
|
Greg Smith
Conservative
|
13,681 | 28.6% | 3.9% |
|
|
Cliff Dixon
UK Independence Party
|
1,153 | 2.4% | -9.5% |
|
|
Bill Newton Dunn
Liberal Democrat
|
601 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
|
|
John Bowman
Green Party
|
571 | 1.2% | -0.6% |