2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 4 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
2,359
Electorate
71,558
Turnout
58.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ruth Smeeth
Labour
|
21,272 | 50.9% | 11.0% |
|
|
Ben Adams
Conservative
|
18,913 | 45.3% | 17.9% |
|
|
Richard Whelan
Liberal Democrat
|
916 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
|
|
Douglas Rouxel
Green Party
|
685 | 1.6% | -1.2% |