An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Christchurch, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Christopher Chope with a majority of 18,224 - 36.7% - on a turnout of 71.7%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
CHOPE, Christopher | Con | 28,887 | 58.1% | 1.7% |
GREY, Robin | UKIP | 10,663 | 21.5% | 13.0% |
SATHERLEY, Andrew | Lab | 4,745 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
CANNING, Andy | LD | 3,263 | 6.6% | -18.7% |
DUNN, Shona | Green | 2,149 | 4.3% | - |
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 69,303, having a valid vote count of 49,707 and an invalid vote count of 233.
Result declared at 05:44 on 8 May 2015.