Election for the constituency of Preston on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Mark Hendrick with a majority of 15,723 - 44.2% - on a turnout of 61.6%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HENDRICK, Mark Lab / Co-op 24,210 68.0% 12.0%
BEATY, Kevin Con 8,487 23.8% 3.9%
PLATT, Simon UKIP 1,348 3.8% -11.6%
DARBY, Neil LD 1,204 3.4% -0.3%
POWER, Anne Green 348 1.0% -3.9%

An electorate of 57,791, having a valid vote count of 35,597 and an invalid vote count of 63.

Result declared at 02:05 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.