2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 4 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
18,461
Electorate
73,767
Turnout
67.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Oliver Dowden
Conservative
|
29,696 | 59.3% | 3.3% |
|
|
Richard Butler
Labour
|
11,235 | 22.4% | 3.7% |
|
|
Frank Ward
UK Independence Party
|
6,383 | 12.7% | 9.1% |
|
|
Sophie Bowler
Liberal Democrat
|
2,777 | 5.5% | -11.8% |