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Election for the constituency of St Helens South and Whiston on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Marie Rimmer with a majority of 24,343 - 46.0% - on a turnout of 66.9%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RIMMER, Marie Lab 35,879 67.8% 8.0%
MCRANDAL, Ed Con 11,536 21.8% 5.9%
SPENCER, Brian LD 2,101 4.0% -1.7%
HITCHEN, Mark UKIP 1,953 3.7% -10.3%
NORTHEY, Jess Green 1,417 2.7% -1.9%

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 79,036, having a valid vote count of 52,886 and an invalid vote count of 79.

Result declared at 02:04 on 9 June 2017.