2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
17,048
Electorate
86,764
Turnout
63.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Keir Starmer
Labour
|
29,062 | 52.9% | 6.8% |
|
|
Will Blair
Conservative
|
12,014 | 21.9% | 1.5% |
|
|
Natalie Bennett
Green Party
|
7,013 | 12.8% | 10.1% |
|
|
Jill Fraser
Liberal Democrat
|
3,555 | 6.5% | -21.4% |
|
|
Maxine Spencer
UK Independence Party
|
2,740 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
|
|
Shane O'Donnell
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
|
252 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Vanessa Hudson
Animal Welfare Party
|
173 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
David O'Sullivan
Socialist Equality Party
|
108 | 0.2% | 0.2% |