2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
8,367
Electorate
66,126
Turnout
59.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Alex Cunningham
Labour
|
19,436 | 49.1% | 6.3% |
|
|
Christopher Daniels
Conservative
|
11,069 | 28.0% | 2.0% |
|
|
Mandy Boylett
UK Independence Party
|
7,581 | 19.2% | 15.2% |
|
|
Anthony Sycamore
Liberal Democrat
|
884 | 2.2% | -13.8% |
|
|
John Tait
The North East Party
|
601 | 1.5% | 1.5% |