2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
14,333
Electorate
66,913
Turnout
64.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Heidi Alexander
Labour
|
23,907 | 55.7% | 12.6% |
|
|
Peter Fortune
Conservative
|
9,574 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
|
|
Anna Waters
UK Independence Party
|
3,886 | 9.1% | 7.2% |
|
|
Julia Fletcher
Liberal Democrat
|
2,455 | 5.7% | -22.4% |
|
|
Storm Poorun
Green Party
|
2,429 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
|
|
Nick Long
People Before Profit
|
390 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Maureen Martin
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
282 | 0.7% | 0.7% |