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
28,704
Electorate
70,145
Turnout
64.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Peter Dowd
Labour
|
33,619 | 74.5% | 8.0% |
|
|
Paul Nuttall
UK Independence Party
|
4,915 | 10.9% | 4.8% |
|
|
Jade Marsden
Conservative
|
3,639 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
|
|
Lisa Tallis
Green Party
|
1,501 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
|
|
David Newman
Liberal Democrat
|
978 | 2.2% | -13.0% |
|
|
Peter Glover
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
500 | 1.1% | -0.0% |