2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
10,881
Electorate
60,705
Turnout
63.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ian Lavery
Labour
|
19,267 | 50.0% | 4.2% |
|
|
Chris Galley
Conservative
|
8,386 | 21.8% | 4.2% |
|
|
Melanie Hurst
UK Independence Party
|
7,014 | 18.2% | 15.7% |
|
|
Tom Hancock
Liberal Democrat
|
2,407 | 6.2% | -21.2% |
|
|
Chris Hedley
Green Party
|
1,454 | 3.8% | 2.2% |