2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
1,510
Electorate
69,981
Turnout
68%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Tom Brake
Liberal Democrat
|
16,603 | 34.9% | -13.4% |
|
|
Matthew Maxwell Scott
Conservative
|
15,093 | 31.7% | -5.1% |
|
|
Siobhan Tate
Labour
|
7,150 | 15.0% | 6.3% |
|
|
Bill Main-Ian
UK Independence Party
|
7,049 | 14.8% | 11.9% |
|
|
Ross Hemingway
Green Party
|
1,492 | 3.1% | 2.4% |
|
|
Ashley Dickenson
CPA
|
177 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Richard Edmonds
NF
|
49 | 0.1% | 0.1% |