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Election for the constituency of Penrith and The Border on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Penrith and The Border, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Conservative hold by Rory Stewart with a majority of 15,910 - 34.2% - on a turnout of 71.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
STEWART, Rory Con 28,078 60.4% 0.8%
MCEVOY, Lola Lab 12,168 26.2% 11.8%
HUGHES, Neil LD 3,641 7.8% -0.7%
WILDE, Kerryanne UKIP 1,142 2.5% -9.7%
LAWSON, Douglas Green 1,029 2.2% -3.1%
DAVIES, Jonathan Ind 412 0.9% -

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 65,139, having a valid vote count of 46,470 and an invalid vote count of 78.

Result declared at 04:07 on 9 June 2017.