Michael has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks. His share of the vote increased by 6.8%, meaning he secured a record 64% of the vote.
Michael’s majority is now nearly 22,000 votes. A candidate has only achieved over 64% of the vote in Sevenoaks twice in the last 120 years, first in 1900 and second in 1935, both times when Labour either didn’t exist or didn’t stand.
General Election 2017: SEVENOAKS
Michael FALLON (Cons) 32,644 votes 63.7% (+6.8%)
Chris Clark (Lab) 10,727 votes 20.9% (+8.1%)
Alan Bullion (LibDem) 4,280 votes 8.4% (+0.5%)
Graham Cushway (UKIP) 1,894 votes 3.7% (-14.2%)
Philip Dodd (Green) 1,673 votes 3.3% (-1.2%)
Majority 21,917 votes 42.8%
Turnout 51,218 votes 72.1% (+1.2%)