2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
21,213
Electorate
68,124
Turnout
69.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Heidi Alexander
Labour
|
32,072 | 67.9% | 12.3% |
|
|
Peter Fortune
Conservative
|
10,859 | 23.0% | 0.7% |
|
|
Emily Frith
Liberal Democrat
|
2,086 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
|
|
Storm Poorun
Green Party
|
803 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
|
|
Keith Forster
UK Independence Party
|
798 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
|
|
Willow Winston
Independent
|
355 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Maureen Martin
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
228 | 0.5% | -0.2% |