Election for the constituency of Tynemouth on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Alan Campbell with a majority of 11,666 - 20.5% - on a turnout of 73.4%.

An electorate of 77,434, having a valid vote count of 56,858 and an invalid vote count of 106.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CAMPBELL, Alan Lab 32,395 57.0% 8.8%
VARLEY, Nick Con 20,729 36.5% 3.6%
APPLEBY, John LD 1,724 3.0% 0.1%
HOUGHTON, Stuart UKIP 1,257 2.2% -10.0%
ERSKINE, Julia Green 629 1.1% -2.7%
JULL, Anthony Ind 124 0.2% -

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 01:47 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.