Election for the constituency of Blaydon on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Liz Twist with a majority of 13,477 - 28.0% - on a turnout of 70.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TWIST, Liz Lab 26,979 56.1% 6.9%
SMITH, Thomas Con 13,502 28.1% 10.6%
WALLACE, Jonathan LD 4,366 9.1% -3.2%
TOLLEY, Ray UKIP 2,459 5.1% -12.4%
MCNALLY, Paul Green 583 1.2% -2.5%
MARCHETTI, Michael LPUK 114 0.2% -
MARSCHILD, Lisabela SNav 81 0.2% -

An electorate of 68,459, having a valid vote count of 48,084 and an invalid vote count of 64.

Result declared at 02:16 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.