2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
417
Electorate
55,377
Turnout
75.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Margaret Greenwood
Labour
|
18,898 | 45.1% | 8.9% |
|
|
Esther McVey
Conservative
|
18,481 | 44.2% | 1.7% |
|
|
Hilary Jones
UK Independence Party
|
2,772 | 6.6% | 4.3% |
|
|
Peter Reisdorf
Liberal Democrat
|
1,433 | 3.4% | -13.4% |
|
|
David James
Independent
|
274 | 0.7% | 0.7% |