An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Canterbury, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Julian Brazier with a majority of 9,798 - 18.3% - on a turnout of 65.7%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
BRAZIER, Julian | Con | 22,918 | 42.9% | -1.9% |
LANNING, Hugh | Lab | 13,120 | 24.5% | 8.4% |
GASCOYNE, Jim | UKIP | 7,289 | 13.6% | 9.8% |
FLANAGAN, James | LD | 6,227 | 11.6% | -20.9% |
JEFFERY, Stuart | Green | 3,746 | 7.0% | 4.7% |
COX, Robert | SPGB | 165 | 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 81,341, having a valid vote count of 53,465 and an invalid vote count of 182.
Result declared at 04:40 on 8 May 2015.