2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 4 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
15,428
Electorate
82,592
Turnout
55.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Yvette Cooper
Labour
|
25,213 | 54.9% | 6.7% |
|
|
Nathan Garbutt
UK Independence Party
|
9,785 | 21.3% | 21.3% |
|
|
Beth Prescott
Conservative
|
9,569 | 20.8% | -3.6% |
|
|
Edward McMillan-Scott
Liberal Democrat
|
1,330 | 2.9% | -13.5% |