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Election for the constituency of East Ham on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Stephen Timms with a majority of 39,883 - 70.4% - on a turnout of 67.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TIMMS, Stephen Lab 47,124 83.2% 5.6%
FINLAYSON, Kirsty Con 7,241 12.8% 0.7%
OXLEY, Daniel UKIP 697 1.2% -3.8%
WILLIAMS, Glanville LD 656 1.2% -0.5%
OTI-OBIHARA, Chidi Green 474 0.8% -1.6%
AFZAL, Choudhry Frnd 311 0.5% -
RAHMAN, Mirza Ind 130 0.2% -

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 83,928, having a valid vote count of 56,633 and an invalid vote count of 179.

Result declared at 03:24 on 9 June 2017.