Election for the constituency of Newport East on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Jessica Morden with a majority of 8,003 - 21.7% - on a turnout of 64.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MORDEN, Jessica Lab 20,804 56.5% 15.8%
ASGHAR, Natasha Con 12,801 34.8% 7.5%
GORMAN, Ian UKIP 1,180 3.2% -15.2%
BROWN, Pete LD 966 2.6% -3.8%
WIXCEY, Cameron PC 881 2.4% -1.1%
AHMED, Nadeem Ind 188 0.5% -

An electorate of 57,233, having a valid vote count of 36,820 and an invalid vote count of 68.

Result declared at 01:50 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.