Election for the constituency of Sunderland Central on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Julie Elliott with a majority of 9,997 - 22.2% - on a turnout of 62.0%.

Candidates

Name	Party	Vote	Vote share	Vote change
ELLIOTT, Julie	Lab	25,056	55.5%	5.4%
OLIVER, Robert	Con	15,059	33.4%	10.0%
LEIGHTON, Gary	UKIP	2,209	4.9%	-14.3%
HODSON, Niall	LD	1,777	3.9%	1.3%
FEATHERSTONE, Rachel	Green	705	1.6%	-2.5%
COCKBURN, Sean	Ind	305	0.7%	-

An electorate of 72,728, having a valid vote count of 45,111 and an invalid vote count of 76.

Result declared at 23:45 on 8 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.