An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Gedling, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Labour hold by Vernon Coaker with a majority of 2,986 - 6.2% - on a turnout of 68.6%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
COAKER, Vernon | Lab | 20,307 | 42.3% | 1.2% |
ABBOTT, Carolyn | Con | 17,321 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
WATERS, Lee | UKIP | 6,930 | 14.4% | 11.4% |
SWIFT, Robert | LD | 1,906 | 4.0% | -11.3% |
NORRIS, Jim | Green | 1,534 | 3.2% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 70,000, having a valid vote count of 47,998 and an invalid vote count of 145.
Result declared at 07:48 on 8 May 2015.