An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Bournemouth East, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Conservative hold by Tobias Ellwood with a majority of 7,937 - 16.3% - on a turnout of 65.2%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
ELLWOOD, Tobias | Con | 25,221 | 51.9% | 2.7% |
SEMPLE, Mel | Lab | 17,284 | 35.6% | 18.9% |
NICHOLAS, Jon | LD | 3,168 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
HUGHES, David | UKIP | 1,405 | 2.9% | -13.6% |
KEDDIE, Alasdair | Green | 1,236 | 2.5% | -4.7% |
WILSON, Kieron | Ind | 304 | 0.6% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 74,591, having a valid vote count of 48,618 and an invalid vote count of 115.
Result declared at 03:38 on 9 June 2017.