2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
33,215
Electorate
74,831
Turnout
73.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Jeremy Corbyn
Labour
|
40,086 | 73.0% | 12.7% |
|
|
James Clark
Conservative
|
6,871 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
|
|
Keith Angus
Liberal Democrat
|
4,946 | 9.0% | 0.9% |
|
|
Caroline Russell
Green Party
|
2,229 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
|
|
Keith Fraser
UK Independence Party
|
413 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
|
|
Michael Foster
Independent
|
208 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Knigel Knapp
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
106 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Susanne Cameron-Blackie
Independent
|
41 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Bill Martin
The Socialist Party of Great Britain
|
21 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
|
|
Andres Mendoza
Communist League Election Campaign
|
7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |