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
12,153
Electorate
73,247
Turnout
68.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Grant Shapps
Conservative
|
25,281 | 50.4% | -6.6% |
|
|
Anawar Miah
Labour
|
13,128 | 26.1% | 4.8% |
|
|
Arthur Stevens
UK Independence Party
|
6,556 | 13.1% | 9.7% |
|
|
Hugh Annand
Liberal Democrat
|
3,140 | 6.3% | -10.1% |
|
|
Marc Scheimann
Green Party
|
1,742 | 3.5% | 1.8% |
|
|
Michael Green
Independent
|
216 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Richard Shattock
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
142 | 0.3% | 0.3% |