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
14,702
Electorate
63,738
Turnout
59.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
John Spellar
Labour
|
22,012 | 58.2% | 5.3% |
|
|
Tom Williams
Conservative
|
7,310 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
|
|
Pete Durnell
UK Independence Party
|
6,237 | 16.5% | 9.6% |
|
|
Robert Buckman
Green Party
|
1,465 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
|
|
Catherine Smith
Liberal Democrat
|
805 | 2.1% | -13.4% |