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Election for the constituency of Walsall South on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Walsall South, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Valerie Vaz with a majority of 8,892 - 20.2% - on a turnout of 65.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
VAZ, Valerie Lab 25,286 57.4% 10.2%
BIRD, James Con 16,394 37.2% 4.4%
BENNETT, Derek UKIP 1,805 4.1% -11.5%
WELLINGS PURVIS, Anna LD 587 1.3% -0.3%

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 67,417, having a valid vote count of 44,072 and an invalid vote count of 117.

Result declared at 03:28 on 9 June 2017.