2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
11,058
Electorate
79,247
Turnout
72.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Catherine West
Labour
|
29,417 | 50.9% | 16.9% |
|
|
Lynne Featherstone
Liberal Democrat
|
18,359 | 31.8% | -14.7% |
|
|
Suhail Rahuja
Conservative
|
5,347 | 9.3% | -7.4% |
|
|
Gordon Peters
Green Party
|
3,146 | 5.4% | 3.2% |
|
|
Clive Morrison
UK Independence Party
|
1,271 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
|
|
Helen Spiby-Vann
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
118 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Frank Sweeney
Workers Revolutionary Party
|
82 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Geoff Moseley
Hoi Polloi
|
45 | 0.1% | 0.1% |