2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
16,417
Electorate
74,956
Turnout
67.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Andrew Mitchell
Conservative
|
27,782 | 54.6% | 0.7% |
|
|
Robert Pocock
Labour
|
11,365 | 22.3% | 2.0% |
|
|
Marcus Brown
UK Independence Party
|
7,489 | 14.7% | 11.6% |
|
|
Richard Brighton-Knight
Liberal Democrat
|
2,627 | 5.2% | -12.9% |
|
|
David Ratcliff
Green Party
|
1,426 | 2.8% | 1.7% |
|
|
Mark Sleigh
Ubuntu Party
|
165 | 0.3% | 0.3% |