2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
7,133
Electorate
77,119
Turnout
68.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Kelly Tolhurst
Conservative
|
23,142 | 44.1% | -5.1% |
|
|
Mark Reckless
UK Independence Party
|
16,009 | 30.5% | 30.5% |
|
|
Naushabah Khan
Labour
|
10,396 | 19.8% | -8.7% |
|
|
Clive Gregory
Green Party
|
1,516 | 2.9% | 1.4% |
|
|
Prue Bray
Liberal Democrat
|
1,251 | 2.4% | -13.9% |
|
|
Daniel Burn
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
202 | 0.4% | 0.4% |