2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
18,395
Electorate
86,420
Turnout
67.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Victoria Prentis
Conservative
|
30,749 | 53.0% | 0.2% |
|
|
Sean Woodcock
Labour
|
12,354 | 21.3% | 2.1% |
|
|
Dickie Bird
UK Independence Party
|
8,050 | 13.9% | 8.9% |
|
|
John Howson
Liberal Democrat
|
3,440 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
|
|
Ian Middleton
Green Party
|
2,686 | 4.6% | 2.9% |
|
|
Roseanne Edwards
National Health Action Party
|
729 | 1.3% | 1.3% |