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Election for the constituency of Portsmouth South on 8 June 2017

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

Labour gain from Conservatives by Stephen Morgan with a majority of 1,554 - 3.5% - on a turnout of 63.9%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MORGAN, Stephen Lab 18,290 41.0% 21.5%
DRUMMOND, Flick Con 16,736 37.6% 2.7%
VERNON-JACKSON, Robert LD 7,699 17.3% -5.0%
CHIPPINDALL-HIGGIN, Kevan UKIP 1,129 2.5% -10.8%
MCCULLOCH, Ian Green 712 1.6% -5.9%

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 69,785, having a valid vote count of 44,566 and an invalid vote count of 94.

Result declared at 03:25 on 9 June 2017.