2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
378
Electorate
67,580
Turnout
66.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
David Nuttall
Conservative
|
18,970 | 41.9% | 1.8% |
|
|
James Frith
Labour
|
18,592 | 41.1% | 5.9% |
|
|
Ian Henderson
UK Independence Party
|
5,595 | 12.4% | 9.5% |
|
|
John Southworth
Green Party
|
1,141 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Richard Baum
Liberal Democrat
|
932 | 2.1% | -14.9% |