2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
8,828
Electorate
70,240
Turnout
58.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Margaret Beckett
Labour
|
20,007 | 49.0% | 5.7% |
|
|
Evonne Williams
Conservative
|
11,179 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
|
|
Victor Webb
UK Independence Party
|
6,341 | 15.5% | 11.1% |
|
|
Joe Naitta
Liberal Democrat
|
1,717 | 4.2% | -16.3% |
|
|
David Foster
Green Party
|
1,208 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
|
|
Chris Fernandez
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
225 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
David Gale
British Independents
|
143 | 0.4% | 0.4% |