Election for the constituency of Llanelli on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Nia Griffith with a majority of 12,024 - 29.8% - on a turnout of 67.9%.

An electorate of 59,434, having a valid vote count of 40,342 and an invalid vote count of 56.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GRIFFITH, Nia Lab 21,568 53.5% 12.1%
DAVIES, Stephen Con 9,544 23.7% 9.3%
ARTHUR, Mari PC 7,351 18.2% -4.7%
REES, Ken UKIP 1,331 3.3% -13.0%
DANIELS, Rory LD 548 1.4% -0.6%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 01:09 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.