2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
10,445
Electorate
49,821
Turnout
63.3%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Stephen Kinnock
Labour
|
15,416 | 48.9% | -3.0% |
|
|
Peter Bush
UK Independence Party
|
4,971 | 15.8% | 14.2% |
|
|
Edward Yi He
Conservative
|
3,742 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
|
|
Duncan Higgitt
Plaid Cymru
|
3,663 | 11.6% | 4.5% |
|
|
Helen Clarke
Liberal Democrat
|
1,397 | 4.4% | -11.8% |
|
|
Captain Beany
Independent
|
1,137 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
|
|
Jonathan Tier
Green Party
|
711 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
|
|
Andrew Jordan
Socialist Labour Party
|
352 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Owen Herbert
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
134 | 0.4% | 0.4% |