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
14,152
Electorate
71,592
Turnout
68.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Kwasi Kwarteng
Conservative
|
24,386 | 49.7% | 2.6% |
|
|
Redvers Cunningham
UK Independence Party
|
10,234 | 20.9% | 12.4% |
|
|
Rebecca Geach
Labour
|
9,114 | 18.6% | 2.1% |
|
|
Rosie Shimell
Liberal Democrat
|
3,163 | 6.4% | -19.4% |
|
|
Paul Jacobs
Green Party
|
1,724 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
|
|
Juliet Griffith
Independent
|
230 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Paul Couchman
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
228 | 0.5% | 0.1% |