An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Leeds Central, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Labour hold by Hilary Benn with a majority of 23,698 - 49.7% - on a turnout of 53.2%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
BENN, Hilary | Lab | 33,453 | 70.2% | 15.2% |
DAVIES, Gareth | Con | 9,755 | 20.5% | 3.2% |
PALFREMAN, Bill | UKIP | 2,056 | 4.3% | -11.4% |
CARLISLE, Ed | Green | 1,189 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
NASH, Andy | LD | 1,063 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
COETZEE, Alex | CPA | 157 | 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 89,537, having a valid vote count of 47,673 and an invalid vote count of 116.
Result declared at 03:29 on 9 June 2017.