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
19,550
Electorate
79,062
Turnout
68.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Rishi Sunak
Conservative
|
27,744 | 51.4% | -11.4% |
|
|
Matthew Cooke
UK Independence Party
|
8,194 | 15.2% | 15.2% |
|
|
Mike Hill
Labour
|
7,124 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
|
|
John Harris
Liberal Democrat
|
3,465 | 6.4% | -12.7% |
|
|
John Blackie
Independent
|
3,348 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
|
|
Leslie Rowe
Green Party
|
2,313 | 4.3% | 1.4% |
|
|
Robin Scott
Independent
|
1,811 | 3.4% | 3.4% |