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Election for the constituency of Derby South on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Margaret Beckett with a majority of 8,828 - 21.6% - on a turnout of 58.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BECKETT, Margaret Lab 20,007 49.0% 5.7%
WILLIAMS, Evonne Con 11,179 27.4% -1.1%
WEBB, Victor UKIP 6,341 15.5% 11.1%
NAITTA, Joe LD 1,717 4.2% -16.3%
FOSTER, David Green 1,208 3.0% -
FERNANDEZ, Chris TUSC 225 0.6% -
GALE, David BI 143 0.4% -

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 70,240, having a valid vote count of 40,820 and an invalid vote count of 166.

Result declared at 09:41 on 8 May 2015.