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
10,404
Electorate
55,697
Turnout
63.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Chris Evans
Labour
|
17,336 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
|
|
Joe Smyth
UK Independence Party
|
6,932 | 19.6% | 16.9% |
|
|
Laura Jones
Conservative
|
5,366 | 15.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Lyn Ackerman
Plaid Cymru
|
3,794 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
|
|
Brendan D'Cruz
Liberal Democrat
|
950 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
|
|
Peter Varley
Green Party
|
659 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
|
|
von Magpie Baron
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
213 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Josh Rawcliffe
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
151 | 0.4% | 0.4% |