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
24,804
Electorate
79,515
Turnout
68.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Michael Gove
Conservative
|
32,582 | 59.9% | 2.2% |
|
|
Paul Chapman
UK Independence Party
|
7,778 | 14.3% | 8.0% |
|
|
Laween Atroshi
Labour
|
6,100 | 11.2% | 1.0% |
|
|
Ann-Marie Barker
Liberal Democrat
|
4,937 | 9.1% | -16.8% |
|
|
Kimberley Lawson
Green Party
|
2,400 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
|
|
Juliana Brimicombe
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
361 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
|
|
Bob Smith
Independent
|
273 | 0.5% | 0.5% |