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
11,994
Electorate
71,534
Turnout
67.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Richard Drax
Conservative
|
23,756 | 48.9% | 3.8% |
|
|
Simon Bowkett
Labour
|
11,762 | 24.2% | -6.1% |
|
|
Malcolm Shakesby
UK Independence Party
|
7,304 | 15.0% | 11.0% |
|
|
Howard Legg
Liberal Democrat
|
2,901 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
|
|
Jane Burnet
Green Party
|
2,275 | 4.7% | 3.5% |
|
|
Mervyn Stewkesbury
Independent
|
435 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Andy Kirkwood
Movement for Active Democracy (M.A.D.)
|
164 | 0.3% | -0.1% |