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
19,554
Electorate
67,090
Turnout
70.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Priti Patel
Conservative
|
27,123 | 57.5% | 5.3% |
|
|
Gary Cockrill
UK Independence Party
|
7,569 | 16.0% | 9.5% |
|
|
John Clarke
Labour
|
7,467 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
|
|
Jo Hayes
Liberal Democrat
|
2,891 | 6.1% | -13.6% |
|
|
James Abbott
Green Party
|
2,038 | 4.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Doreen Scrimshaw
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
80 | 0.2% | 0.2% |