2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
14,096
Electorate
75,905
Turnout
59.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Andy Burnham
Labour
|
24,312 | 53.9% | 5.8% |
|
|
Louisa Townson
Conservative
|
10,216 | 22.6% | 1.7% |
|
|
Les Leggett
UK Independence Party
|
8,903 | 19.7% | 16.3% |
|
|
Bill Winlow
Liberal Democrat
|
1,150 | 2.5% | -15.6% |
|
|
Stephen Hall
Left Unity
|
542 | 1.2% | 1.2% |