2017 general election · Yorkshire and the Humber
Huddersfield: 2017 general election result
Barry Sheerman (Labour) won Huddersfield at the 2017 general election with a majority of 12,005. Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- Barry SheermanLabour
- Majority
- 12,00527.4% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 65.4%43,834 valid votes
- Electorate
- 67,037
- Result
- Lab hold
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sheerman Elected sitting MP | Labour Labour and Co-operative Party | 26,470 | 60.4% | +15.5 | |
| Scott Benton | Conservative | 14,465 | 33.0% | +6.2 | |
| Andrew Cooper | Green | 1,395 | 3.2% | −3.7 | |
| Zulfiqar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 | 2.6% | −3.2 | |
| Bikatshi Katenga | The Yorkshire Party | 274 | 0.6% | +0.6 | |
| Marteen Thokkudubiyyapu | Independent | 75 | 0.2% | +0.2 | |
| Valid votes | 43,834 | ||||
| Majority | 12,005 | 27.4% | |||
Change compared with the 2015 general election (same boundaries).
Declared 9 June 2017, 04:07.
Questions and answers
Who won Huddersfield at the 2017 general election?
Barry Sheerman (Labour) won with 26,470 votes (60.4%). Result: Lab hold.
What was the majority in Huddersfield in 2017?
12,005 votes (27.4% of valid votes) over the Conservative candidate, Scott Benton.
What was the turnout in Huddersfield in 2017?
65.4% of the 67,037 registered electors cast a valid vote (43,834 votes).
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