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
7,251
Electorate
82,968
Turnout
63.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Richard Graham
Conservative
|
23,837 | 45.3% | 5.4% |
|
|
Sophy Gardner
Labour
|
16,586 | 31.5% | -3.6% |
|
|
Richard Ford
UK Independence Party
|
7,497 | 14.3% | 10.7% |
|
|
Jeremy Hilton
Liberal Democrat
|
2,828 | 5.4% | -13.9% |
|
|
Jonathan Ingleby
Green Party
|
1,485 | 2.8% | 1.8% |
|
|
George Ridgeon
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
227 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Sue Powell
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
115 | 0.2% | 0.2% |