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
7,128
Electorate
81,496
Turnout
62.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Karin Smyth
Labour
|
19,505 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
|
|
Isobel Grant
Conservative
|
12,377 | 24.3% | 1.4% |
|
|
Steve Wood
UK Independence Party
|
8,381 | 16.5% | 13.9% |
|
|
Tony Dyer
Green Party
|
5,861 | 11.5% | 9.0% |
|
|
Mark Wright
Liberal Democrat
|
4,416 | 8.7% | -20.0% |
|
|
Tom Baldwin
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
302 | 0.6% | 0.2% |