2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
13,074
Electorate
79,331
Turnout
69.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Angela Watkinson
Conservative
|
27,051 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
|
|
Lawrence Webb
UK Independence Party
|
13,977 | 25.3% | 20.0% |
|
|
Paul McGeary
Labour
|
11,103 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
|
|
Jonathan Mitchell
Liberal Democrat
|
1,501 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
|
|
Melanie Collins
Green Party
|
1,411 | 2.6% | 1.5% |
|
|
Paul Borg
BNP
|
193 | 0.3% | -6.1% |