Election for the constituency of Buckingham on 8 June 2017
An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Buckingham, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Speaker hold by John Bercow with a majority of 25,725 - 48.8% - on a turnout of 66.2%.
An electorate of 79,615, having a valid vote count of 52,679 and an invalid vote count of 1,967.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
---|---|---|---|---|
BERCOW, John | Spk | 34,299 | 65.1% | 0.6% |
SHEPPARD, Michael | Green | 8,574 | 16.3% | 2.5% |
RAVEN, Scott | Ind | 5,638 | 10.7% | - |
MAPLETOFT, Brian | UKIP | 4,168 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.
Result declared at 04:52 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.