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Election for the constituency of Barrow and Furness on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Barrow and Furness, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by John Woodcock with a majority of 795 - 1.8% - on a turnout of 63.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WOODCOCK, John Lab / Co-op 18,320 42.3% -5.8%
FELL, Simon Con 17,525 40.5% 4.2%
CECIL, Nigel UKIP 5,070 11.7% 9.8%
PEAPLE, Clive LD 1,169 2.7% -7.3%
O'HARA, Robert Green 1,061 2.5% 1.3%
JACKSON, Ian Ind 130 0.3% -

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 68,338, having a valid vote count of 43,275 and an invalid vote count of 159.

Result declared at 06:53 on 8 May 2015.