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Election for the constituency of Kingswood on 8 June 2017

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

Conservative hold by Chris Skidmore with a majority of 7,500 - 15.4% - on a turnout of 70.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SKIDMORE, Chris Con 26,754 54.9% 6.6%
THRELFALL, Mhairi Lab 19,254 39.5% 9.9%
WILKINSON, Karen LD 1,749 3.6% -0.2%
FUREY-KING, Matt Green 984 2.0% -0.8%

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 69,368, having a valid vote count of 48,741 and an invalid vote count of 116.

Result declared at 04:20 on 9 June 2017.