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Election for the constituency of Bristol East on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Kerry McCarthy with a majority of 13,394 - 26.4% - on a turnout of 70.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCCARTHY, Kerry Lab 30,847 60.7% 21.5%
CLARKE, Theo Con 17,453 34.4% 3.7%
LUCAS, Chris LD 1,389 2.7% -3.1%
FRANCIS, Lorraine Green 1,110 2.2% -6.1%

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 72,415, having a valid vote count of 50,799 and an invalid vote count of 133.

Result declared at 02:41 on 9 June 2017.