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
10,319
Electorate
65,710
Turnout
53.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Karl Turner
Labour
|
18,180 | 51.7% | 3.8% |
|
|
Richard Barrett
UK Independence Party
|
7,861 | 22.4% | 14.3% |
|
|
Christine Mackay
Conservative
|
5,593 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
|
|
David Nolan
Liberal Democrat
|
2,294 | 6.5% | -16.3% |
|
|
Sarah Walpole
Green Party
|
806 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
|
|
Martin Clayton
Yorkshire First
|
270 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Mike Cooper
National Front
|
86 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
|
|
Val Hoodless
Social Democratic Party
|
54 | 0.2% | 0.2% |