2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
4,980
Electorate
69,128
Turnout
62.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Jon Cruddas
Labour
|
17,830 | 41.4% | 1.1% |
|
|
Peter Harris
UK Independence Party
|
12,850 | 29.8% | 26.3% |
|
|
Julie Marson
Conservative
|
10,492 | 24.4% | -10.0% |
|
|
Kate Simpson
Green Party
|
806 | 1.9% | 1.2% |
|
|
Denise Capstick
Liberal Democrat
|
717 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
|
|
Tess Culnane
British National Party
|
151 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
|
|
Terry London
Independent
|
133 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Kim Gandy
English Democrats
|
71 | 0.2% | 0.2% |