2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,311
Electorate
70,422
Turnout
59.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Clive Betts
Labour
|
21,439 | 51.4% | 2.7% |
|
|
Steve Winstone
UK Independence Party
|
9,128 | 21.9% | 17.3% |
|
|
Matt Sleat
Conservative
|
7,242 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
|
|
Gail Smith
Liberal Democrat
|
2,226 | 5.3% | -18.0% |
|
|
Linda Duckenfield
Green Party
|
1,117 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
|
|
Jen Battersby
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
|
207 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Ian Whitehouse
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
185 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Matthew Roberts
English Democrats
|
141 | 0.3% | 0.3% |