2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 13 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
26,457
Electorate
76,076
Turnout
76.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Theresa May
Conservative
|
37,718 | 64.8% | -1.1% |
|
|
Pat McDonald
Labour
|
11,261 | 19.3% | 7.5% |
|
|
Tony Hill
Liberal Democrat
|
6,540 | 11.2% | 1.3% |
|
|
Derek Wall
Green Party
|
907 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
|
|
Gerard Batten
UK Independence Party
|
871 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
|
|
Andrew Knight
Animal Welfare Party
|
282 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Lord Buckethead
Independent
|
249 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Grant Smith
Independent
|
152 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Howling 'Laud' Hope
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
119 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Edmonds Victor
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
69 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Julian Reid
The Just Political Party
|
52 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Yemi Hailemariam
Independent
|
16 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
|
|
Bobby Smith
Independent
|
3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |