Election for the constituency of Charnwood on 8 June 2017

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

Conservative hold by Edward Argar with a majority of 16,341 - 29.6% - on a turnout of 70.7%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ARGAR, Edward Con 33,318 60.4% 6.1%
KELLY-WALSH, Sean Lab 16,977 30.8% 8.9%
SANSOME, Simon LD 2,052 3.7% -3.2%
CONNOR, Victoria UKIP 1,471 2.7% -13.3%
COX, Nicholas Green 1,036 1.9% -
DENHAM, Stephen BNP 322 0.6% -0.4%

An electorate of 78,071, having a valid vote count of 55,176 and an invalid vote count of 115.

Result declared at 04:57 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.