Election for the constituency of Darlington on 8 June 2017

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

Labour hold by Jenny Chapman with a majority of 3,280 - 7.3% - on a turnout of 67.6%.

An electorate of 66,341, having a valid vote count of 44,817 and an invalid vote count of 79.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHAPMAN, Jenny Lab 22,681 50.6% 7.7%
CUTHBERTSON, Peter Con 19,401 43.3% 8.1%
BRACK, Kevin UKIP 1,180 2.6% -10.5%
CURRY, Anne-Marie LD 1,031 2.3% -2.5%
SNEDKER, Matthew Green 524 1.2% -2.3%

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

Result declared at 00:51 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.