2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
4,489
Electorate
83,298
Turnout
61.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Neil Coyle
Labour
|
22,146 | 43.1% | 13.8% |
|
|
Simon Hughes
Liberal Democrat
|
17,657 | 34.3% | -14.0% |
|
|
JP Floru
Conservative
|
6,051 | 11.8% | -5.3% |
|
|
Andrew Beadle
UK Independence Party
|
3,254 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
|
|
William Lavin
Green Party
|
2,023 | 3.9% | 2.3% |
|
|
Kingsley Abrams
Left Unity
|
142 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Lucy Hall
Independent
|
72 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Donald Cole
All People's Party
|
59 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Steve Freeman
The Republican Socialist Party
|
20 | 0.0% | 0.0% |