Clacton

Clacton is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the East of England region of England. The seat was last held by Giles Watling (Conservative) between 8 June 2017 to 30 May 2024.

2015 General Election

The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

UKIP
UK Independence Party Gain
Majority
3,437
Electorate
68,936
Turnout
64.1%

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
Douglas Carswell
UK Independence Party
19,642 44.4% 44.4%
Giles Watling
Conservative
16,205 36.7% -16.4%
Tim Young
Labour
6,364 14.4% -10.6%
Chris Southall
Green Party
1,184 2.7% 1.4%
David Grace
Liberal Democrat
812 1.8% -11.1%