2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
2,353
Electorate
72,351
Turnout
76.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrat
|
22,215 | 40.0% | -13.4% |
|
|
Oliver Coppard
Labour
|
19,862 | 35.8% | 19.7% |
|
|
Ian Walker
Conservative
|
7,544 | 13.6% | -9.9% |
|
|
Joe Jenkins
UK Independence Party
|
3,575 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
|
|
Peter Garbutt
Green Party
|
1,772 | 3.2% | 1.4% |
|
|
Carlton Reeve
Independent
|
249 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Steve Clegg
English Democrats
|
167 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
|
|
Jim Stop The Fiasco Wild
Independent
|
97 | 0.2% | 0.2% |