2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
7,345
Electorate
65,269
Turnout
62%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Barry Sheerman
Labour
|
18,186 | 44.9% | 6.1% |
|
|
Itrat Ali
Conservative
|
10,841 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
|
|
Rob Butler
UK Independence Party
|
5,948 | 14.7% | 14.7% |
|
|
Andrew Cooper
Green Party
|
2,798 | 6.9% | 2.9% |
|
|
Zulfiqar Ali
Liberal Democrat
|
2,365 | 5.8% | -18.9% |
|
|
Mike Forster
TUSC
|
340 | 0.8% | 0.1% |