Election for the constituency of Lewisham East on 8 June 2017.

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

Labour hold by Heidi Alexander with a majority of 21,213 - 44.9% - on a turnout of 69.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ALEXANDER, Heidi Lab 32,072 67.9% 12.3%
FORTUNE, Peter Con 10,859 23.0% 0.7%
FRITH, Emily LD 2,086 4.4% -1.3%
POORUN, Storm Green 803 1.7% -4.0%
FORSTER, Keith UKIP 798 1.7% -7.4%
WINSTON, Willow Ind 355 0.8% -
MARTIN, Maureen CPA 228 0.5% -0.2%

An electorate of 68,124, having a valid vote count of 47,201 and an invalid vote count of 111.

Result declared at 03:16 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.