2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
1,538
Electorate
73,111
Turnout
66.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Karen Lee
Labour
|
23,333 | 47.9% | 8.3% |
|
|
Karl McCartney
Conservative
|
21,795 | 44.7% | 2.1% |
|
|
Nick Smith
UK Independence Party
|
1,287 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
|
|
Caroline Kenyon
Liberal Democrat
|
1,284 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
|
|
Benjamin Loryman
Green Party
|
583 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Phil Gray
Independent
|
312 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Iain Scott-Burdon
Independent
|
124 | 0.3% | 0.3% |