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Election for the constituency of Newcastle Upon Tyne East on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Newcastle Upon Tyne East, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Nicholas Brown with a majority of 19,261 - 46.3% - on a turnout of 67.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BROWN, Nicholas Lab 28,127 67.6% 18.1%
KITCHEN, Simon Con 8,866 21.3% 3.7%
TAYLOR, Wendy LD 2,574 6.2% -4.9%
SANDERSON, Tony UKIP 1,315 3.2% -9.4%
FORD, Alistair Green 755 1.8% -6.9%

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 61,989, having a valid vote count of 41,637 and an invalid vote count of 84.

Result declared at 23:56 on 8 June 2017.