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Election for the constituency of Luton South on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Gavin Shuker with a majority of 13,925 - 30.2% - on a turnout of 68.7%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SHUKER, Gavin Lab / Co-op 28,804 62.4% 18.2%
RUSSELL, Dean Con 14,879 32.3% 1.6%
STRANGE, Andrew LD 1,056 2.3% -5.3%
BHARDWHAJ, Ujjawal UKIP 795 1.7% -10.4%
SCHEIMANN, Marc Green 439 1.0% -2.0%
ALI, Abid Ind 160 0.3% -

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 67,188, having a valid vote count of 46,133 and an invalid vote count of 100.

Result declared at 04:06 on 9 June 2017.