2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
21,639
Electorate
86,078
Turnout
52.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lucy Powell
Labour
|
27,772 | 61.3% | 8.5% |
|
|
Xingang Wang
Conservative
|
6,133 | 13.5% | 1.7% |
|
|
Myles Power
UK Independence Party
|
5,033 | 11.1% | 9.6% |
|
|
Kieran Turner-Dave
Green Party
|
3,838 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
|
|
John Reid
Liberal Democrat
|
1,867 | 4.1% | -22.5% |
|
|
Loz Kaye
Pirate Party UK
|
346 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Alex Davidson
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
270 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
John Davies
Communist League Election Campaign
|
72 | 0.2% | 0.2% |