2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
23,362
Electorate
75,302
Turnout
54.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Liam Byrne
Labour
|
28,069 | 68.4% | 16.4% |
|
|
Kieran Mullan
Conservative
|
4,707 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
|
|
Albert Duffen
UK Independence Party
|
4,651 | 11.3% | 9.7% |
|
|
Phil Bennion
Liberal Democrat
|
2,624 | 6.4% | -21.3% |
|
|
Christopher Nash
Green Party
|
835 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
|
|
Andy Chaffer
Communist Party of Britain
|
153 | 0.4% | 0.4% |