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
9,794
Electorate
83,535
Turnout
67.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Richard Harrington
Conservative
|
24,400 | 43.5% | 8.5% |
|
|
Matt Turmaine
Labour
|
14,606 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
|
|
Dorothy Thornhill
Liberal Democrat
|
10,152 | 18.1% | -14.3% |
|
|
Nick Lincoln
UK Independence Party
|
5,481 | 9.8% | 7.6% |
|
|
Aidan Cottrell-Boyce
Green Party
|
1,332 | 2.4% | 0.8% |
|
|
Mark O'Connor
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
178 | 0.3% | 0.3% |