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
24,079
Electorate
72,992
Turnout
57.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Gerald Kaufman
Labour
|
28,187 | 67.1% | 17.0% |
|
|
Laura Bannister
Green Party
|
4,108 | 9.8% | 7.0% |
|
|
Mohammed Afzal
Conservative
|
4,063 | 9.7% | -1.4% |
|
|
Phil Eckersley
UK Independence Party
|
3,434 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
|
|
Dave Page
Liberal Democrat
|
1,782 | 4.2% | -28.4% |
|
|
Simon Hickman
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
264 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
|
|
Cris Chesha
Pirate Party UK
|
181 | 0.4% | -0.2% |