Labour Party candidate · stood 2017
Raushan Ara.
Stood for Labour Party in South Thanet at the 2017 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 2nd of 7 with 18,875 votes (37.9%).
The result in full · 2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Mackinlay✓ elected | Con | 25,262 | 50.8% |
| Raushan Ara | Lab | 18,875 | 37.9% |
| Stuart Piper | — | 2,997 | 6.0% |
| Jordan Williams | LD | 1,514 | 3.0% |
| Trevor Roper | Green | 809 | 1.6% |
| Tim Garbutt | Ind | 181 | 0.4% |
| Faith Fisher | — | 115 | 0.2% |
Majority 6,387 · 49,753 votes cast.
The seat now
Craig Mackinlay (Con) won the 2017 contest.
Labour Party in 2017
Raushan Ara was one of 631 Labour Party candidates at the 2017 General Election — 262 won their seats, 369 did not. See the Labour Party →