2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
17,610
Electorate
73,557
Turnout
68.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
James Cleverly
Conservative
|
27,071 | 53.8% | 1.2% |
|
|
Richard Bingley
UK Independence Party
|
9,461 | 18.8% | 13.8% |
|
|
Malcolm Fincken
Labour
|
9,296 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
|
|
Matthew Klesel
Liberal Democrat
|
2,488 | 4.9% | -13.8% |
|
|
Paul Jeater
Green Party
|
1,564 | 3.1% | 1.7% |
|
|
Toby Pereira
Independent
|
295 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Paul Hooks
British National Party
|
108 | 0.2% | -2.0% |