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
11,894
Electorate
60,464
Turnout
58.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Christopher Leslie
Labour
|
19,208 | 54.6% | 9.2% |
|
|
Garry Hickton
Conservative
|
7,314 | 20.8% | -2.9% |
|
|
Fran Loi
UK Independence Party
|
3,501 | 9.9% | 6.5% |
|
|
Antonia Zenkevitch
Green Party
|
3,473 | 9.9% | 7.1% |
|
|
Tad Jones
Liberal Democrat
|
1,475 | 4.2% | -20.1% |
|
|
Seb Soar
Independent
|
141 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
James Stephenson
Independent
|
97 | 0.3% | 0.3% |