2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,954
Electorate
67,950
Turnout
61.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Louise Haigh
Labour
|
20,269 | 48.2% | 5.6% |
|
|
Howard Denby
UK Independence Party
|
7,315 | 17.4% | 13.7% |
|
|
Stephen Castens
Conservative
|
6,792 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
|
|
Simon Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat
|
4,746 | 11.3% | -17.1% |
|
|
Rita Wilcock
Green Party
|
2,566 | 6.1% | 3.7% |
|
|
Alan Munro
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
238 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
David Haslett
English Democrats
|
122 | 0.3% | 0.3% |