General Election 2017: Conservatives retain seats in Herefordshire & Monmouthshire

The Tories have retained seats across Herefordshire and Monmouthshire.

Herefordshire

The Conservatives have held onto the North Herefordshire seat.

Bill Wiggin was returned to parliament with a majority of 21,602 - up by over 1,000 on 2015.

Jesse Norman held Hereford and South Herefordshire with 27,004 votes.

The total number of votes received was 100,895. Verified voter turnout for Hereford and South Herefordshire was 71% and North Herefordshire was 74%.

HEREFORD AND SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE RESULT

• Anna Coda (Labour Party) – 11,991 votes
• Lucy Ann Hurds (Liberal Democrats) – 3,556 votes
• Jim Kenyon (Independent) – 5,560 votes
• Jesse Norman (The Conservative Party) – 27,004 votes
• Gwyn James Price (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) – 1,153 votes
• Diana Stella Toynbee (The Green Party) – 1,220 votes

NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE RESULT

• Ellie Chowns (The Green Party) – 2,771 votes
• Arthur St John Devine (Independent) - 363 votes
• Jeanie Falconer (Liberal Democrats) – 5,874 votes
• Sasha Rose Alicia Norris (Independent) - 577 votes
• Roger William Page (Labour Party) – 9,495 votes
• Bill Wiggin (The Conservative Party) – 31,097 votes

Monmouthshire

In Monmouthshire, David Davies was elected as MP for Monmouth with 53% of votes cast.

It is the highest turnout in the constituency in four elections, up nearly five per cent on the 2010 General Election.

Mr Davies, who has held the seat since 2005, praised the other five candidates for fighting a “fair and friendly campaign”.

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%
David Thomas Charles Davies	Welsh Conservative Party Candidate	26411	53%	Elected
Ruth Lorraine Jones	Welsh Labour/Llafur Cymru	18205	37%	Not elected
Veronica German	Liberal Democrats	2064	4%	Not elected
Carole Sian Damon	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	1338	3%	Not elected
Ian Roy Chandler	Green Party	954	2%	Not elected
Roy Anthony Neale	UKIP	762	2%	Not elected