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
6,880
Electorate
72,794
Turnout
70.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Alun Cairns
Conservative
|
23,607 | 46.0% | 4.2% |
|
|
Chris Elmore
Labour
|
16,727 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
|
|
Kevin Mahoney
UK Independence Party
|
5,489 | 10.7% | 7.6% |
|
|
Ian Johnson
Plaid Cymru
|
2,869 | 5.6% | 0.1% |
|
|
David Morgan
Liberal Democrat
|
1,309 | 2.6% | -12.7% |
|
|
Alan Armstrong
Green Party
|
1,054 | 2.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Steve Reed
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
|
238 | 0.5% | 0.5% |