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Election for the constituency of Newcastle Upon Tyne Central on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Chi Onwurah with a majority of 14,937 - 40.3% - on a turnout of 67.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ONWURAH, Chi Lab 24,071 64.9% 9.9%
KYTE, Steve Con 9,134 24.6% 5.7%
COTT, Nick LD 1,812 4.9% -1.4%
MUAT, David UKIP 1,482 4.0% -10.9%
THOMSON, Peter Green 595 1.6% -3.3%

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 55,368, having a valid vote count of 37,094 and an invalid vote count of 79.

Result declared at 23:01 on 8 June 2017.