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
4,866
Electorate
80,544
Turnout
75.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Neil Carmichael
Conservative
|
27,813 | 45.7% | 4.9% |
|
|
David Drew
Labour
|
22,947 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
|
|
Caroline Stephens
UK Independence Party
|
4,848 | 8.0% | 5.7% |
|
|
Sarah Lunnon
Green Party
|
2,779 | 4.6% | 1.9% |
|
|
Adrian Walker-Smith
Liberal Democrat
|
2,086 | 3.4% | -12.0% |
|
|
Rich Wilson
Independent
|
246 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
David Michael
Free Public Transport Party
|
100 | 0.2% | 0.2% |