2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
9,229
Electorate
61,247
Turnout
62.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ronnie Campbell
Labour
|
17,813 | 46.3% | 1.8% |
|
|
Barry Elliott
UK Independence Party
|
8,584 | 22.3% | 18.0% |
|
|
Greg Munro
Conservative
|
8,346 | 21.7% | 5.1% |
|
|
Philip Latham
Liberal Democrat
|
2,265 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
|
|
Dawn Furness
Green Party
|
1,453 | 3.8% | 3.8% |