2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
11,179
Electorate
72,950
Turnout
57.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Julie Elliott
Labour
|
20,959 | 50.2% | 4.3% |
|
|
Jeffrey Townsend
Conservative
|
9,780 | 23.4% | -6.7% |
|
|
Bryan Foster
UK Independence Party
|
7,997 | 19.1% | 16.6% |
|
|
Rachel Featherstone
Green Party
|
1,706 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
|
|
Adrian Page
Liberal Democrat
|
1,105 | 2.6% | -14.3% |
|
|
Joseph Young
Independent
|
215 | 0.5% | 0.5% |