2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
21,002
Electorate
63,957
Turnout
76.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Jeremy Wright
Conservative
|
28,474 | 58.4% | 4.8% |
|
|
Bally Singh
Labour
|
7,472 | 15.3% | 1.0% |
|
|
Harry Cottam
UK Independence Party
|
5,467 | 11.2% | 8.7% |
|
|
Richard Dickson
Liberal Democrat
|
4,913 | 10.1% | -17.6% |
|
|
Rob Ballantyne
Green Party
|
1,956 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
|
|
Nicholas Green
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
370 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Jon Foster-Smith
Digital Democracy
|
139 | 0.3% | 0.3% |