General Election results 2017
Declaration of result of poll UK parliamentary election
Penrith and the Border Constituency Thursday 8 June 2017
I, Matthew Neal, being the acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows
| Name of Candidate | Party | Total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Davies, Jonathan Michael | Independent | 412 |
| Hughes, Neil | Liberal Democrat | 3,641 |
| Lawson, Douglas Ian | The Green Party | 1,029 |
| McEvoy, Lola | Labour Party | 12,168 |
| Stewart, Rory | Conservative Party | 28,078 |
| Wilde, Kerryanne McKay | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,142 |
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: | Number of ballot papers |
|---|---|
| A. want of an official mark | 0 |
| B. voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to | 11 |
| C. writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 1 |
| D. being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 66 |
| Total | 78 |
| Electorate: | 65,139 |
|---|---|
| Ballot papers verified: | 46,548 |
| Turnout: | 71% |
And I do hereby declare that Rory Stewart is duly elected the Member of Parliament for the Penrith and The Border constituency.
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