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Election for the constituency of Jarrow on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Stephen Hepburn with a majority of 17,263 - 40.1% - on a turnout of 66.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HEPBURN, Stephen Lab 28,020 65.1% 9.5%
GWYNN, Robin Con 10,757 25.0% 7.9%
ASKWITH, James UKIP 2,338 5.4% -14.2%
MAUGHAN, Peter LD 1,163 2.7% -0.5%
HERBERT, David Green 745 1.7% -1.7%

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 64,778, having a valid vote count of 43,023 and an invalid vote count of 77.

Result declared at 01:08 on 9 June 2017.