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
13,155
Electorate
74,320
Turnout
60.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Yvonne Fovargue
Labour
|
23,208 | 51.8% | 4.5% |
|
|
Andrew Collinson
UK Independence Party
|
10,053 | 22.4% | 22.4% |
|
|
Zehra Zaidi
Conservative
|
8,752 | 19.5% | 0.8% |
|
|
John Skipworth
Liberal Democrat
|
1,639 | 3.7% | -12.5% |
|
|
Philip Mitchell
Green Party
|
1,136 | 2.5% | 2.5% |