2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,078
Electorate
72,714
Turnout
58.3%
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 Trickett
Labour
|
21,772 | 51.3% | 4.6% |
|
|
Chris Pearson
Conservative
|
9,694 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
|
|
Steve Ashton
UK Independence Party
|
8,565 | 20.2% | 20.2% |
|
|
Mary Macqueen
Liberal Democrat
|
1,357 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
|
|
Martin Roberts
Yorkshire First
|
1,018 | 2.4% | 2.4% |