2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
13,224
Electorate
65,679
Turnout
66.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Mark Menzies
Conservative
|
21,406 | 49.1% | -3.1% |
|
|
Jed Sullivan
Labour
|
8,182 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
|
|
Paul White
UK Independence Party
|
5,569 | 12.8% | 8.3% |
|
|
Mike Hill
Independent
|
5,166 | 11.9% | 11.9% |
|
|
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat
|
1,623 | 3.7% | -18.3% |
|
|
Bob Dennett
Green Party
|
1,381 | 3.2% | 1.7% |
|
|
Elizabeth Clarkson
The Northern Party
|
230 | 0.5% | 0.5% |