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
4,836
Electorate
71,438
Turnout
54.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ruth Smeeth
Labour
|
15,429 | 39.9% | -4.4% |
|
|
Ben Adams
Conservative
|
10,593 | 27.4% | 3.6% |
|
|
Geoffrey Locke
UK Independence Party
|
9,542 | 24.7% | 18.5% |
|
|
Paul Roberts
Liberal Democrat
|
1,137 | 2.9% | -14.8% |
|
|
Sean Adam
Green Party
|
1,091 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
|
|
John Millward
Independent
|
508 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Craig Pond
Independent
|
354 | 0.9% | 0.9% |