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
6,275
Electorate
69,223
Turnout
67.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Justin Madders
Labour
|
22,316 | 47.8% | 3.1% |
|
|
Katherine Fletcher
Conservative
|
16,041 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
|
|
Jonathan Starkey
UK Independence Party
|
5,594 | 12.0% | 8.3% |
|
|
Trish Derraugh
Liberal Democrat
|
1,563 | 3.3% | -11.7% |
|
|
Michelle Palmer
Green Party
|
990 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
|
|
Felicity Dowling
Left Unity
|
192 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
John Dyer
Independent
|
31 | 0.1% | 0.1% |