2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
1,265
Electorate
61,922
Turnout
67.4%
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 Smith
Labour
|
17,643 | 42.3% | 7.0% |
|
|
Eric Ollerenshaw
Conservative
|
16,378 | 39.2% | 3.2% |
|
|
Matthew Atkins
UK Independence Party
|
4,060 | 9.7% | 7.3% |
|
|
Chris Coates
Green Party
|
2,093 | 5.0% | 0.6% |
|
|
Robin Long
Liberal Democrat
|
1,390 | 3.3% | -15.8% |
|
|
Harold Elletson
Independent
|
174 | 0.4% | 0.4% |