2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
14,000
Electorate
73,601
Turnout
70%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Sarah Newton
Conservative
|
22,681 | 44.0% | 2.3% |
|
|
Simon Rix
Liberal Democrat
|
8,681 | 16.8% | -24.0% |
|
|
Stuart Roden
Labour
|
7,814 | 15.2% | 5.5% |
|
|
John Hyslop
UK Independence Party
|
5,967 | 11.6% | 7.7% |
|
|
Karen Westbrook
Green Party
|
4,483 | 8.7% | 6.9% |
|
|
Loic Rich
Independent
|
792 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
|
|
Stephen Richardson
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall
|
563 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
|
|
Rik Evans
National Health Action Party
|
526 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Stanley Guffogg
The Principles of Politics Party
|
37 | 0.1% | 0.1% |