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Election for the constituency of Kingston upon Hull East on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Kingston upon Hull East, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by Karl Turner with a majority of 10,319 - 29.4% - on a turnout of 53.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TURNER, Karl Lab 18,180 51.7% 3.8%
BARRETT, Richard UKIP 7,861 22.4% 14.3%
MACKAY, Christine Con 5,593 15.9% -0.7%
NOLAN, David LD 2,294 6.5% -16.3%
WALPOLE, Sarah Green 806 2.3% -
CLAYTON, Martin YF 270 0.8% -
COOPER, Mike NF 86 0.2% -2.3%
HOODLESS, Val SDP 54 0.2% -

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 65,710, having a valid vote count of 35,144 and an invalid vote count of 102.

Result declared at 04:37 on 8 May 2015.