2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
10,537
Electorate
73,105
Turnout
62.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Penny Mordaunt
Conservative
|
21,343 | 47.0% | 2.7% |
|
|
John Ferrett
Labour
|
10,806 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
|
|
Mike Fitzgerald
UK Independence Party
|
8,660 | 19.1% | 15.0% |
|
|
Darren Sanders
Liberal Democrat
|
2,828 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
|
|
Gavin Ellis
Green Party
|
1,450 | 3.2% | 2.1% |
|
|
Jon Woods
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
231 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
|
|
Steven George
The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party
|
72 | 0.2% | 0.2% |