2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
27,986
Electorate
90,640
Turnout
58.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lyn Brown
Labour
|
36,132 | 68.4% | 5.8% |
|
|
Festus Akinbusoye
Conservative
|
8,146 | 15.4% | 0.8% |
|
|
Jamie McKenzie
UK Independence Party
|
3,950 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
|
|
Rachel Collinson
Green Party
|
2,651 | 5.0% | 3.6% |
|
|
Paul Reynolds
Liberal Democrat
|
1,430 | 2.7% | -8.8% |
|
|
Andy Uzoka
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
369 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
|
|
Cydatty Bogie
Communities United Party
|
115 | 0.2% | 0.2% |