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
29,059
Electorate
74,187
Turnout
72.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Theresa May
Conservative
|
35,453 | 65.8% | 6.4% |
|
|
Charles Smith
Labour
|
6,394 | 11.9% | 4.8% |
|
|
Tony Hill
Liberal Democrat
|
5,337 | 9.9% | -18.3% |
|
|
Herbie Crossman
UK Independence Party
|
4,539 | 8.4% | 6.1% |
|
|
Emily Blyth
Green Party
|
1,915 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
|
|
Ian Taplin
Independent
|
162 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Joe Wilcox
Class War
|
55 | 0.1% | 0.1% |