Election Results

Election for the constituency of Darlington on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Jenny Chapman with a majority of 3,158 - 7.7% - on a turnout of 62.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHAPMAN, Jenny Lab 17,637 42.9% 3.5%
CUTHBERTSON, Peter Con 14,479 35.2% 3.7%
HODGSON, Dave UKIP 5,392 13.1% 10.3%
CURRY, Anne-Marie LD 1,966 4.8% -18.6%
CHERRINGTON, Michael Green 1,444 3.5% -
DOCHERTY, Alan TUSC 223 0.5% -

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 65,851, having a valid vote count of 41,141 and an invalid vote count of 163.

Result declared at 02:29 on 8 May 2015.