An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Hastings and Rye, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Amber Rudd with a majority of 4,796 - 9.4% - on a turnout of 67.8%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
RUDD, Amber | Con | 22,686 | 44.5% | 3.5% |
OWEN, Sarah | Lab / Co-op | 17,890 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
MICHAEL, Andrew | UKIP | 6,786 | 13.3% | 10.5% |
BOWERS, Jake | Green | 1,951 | 3.8% | - |
PERRY, Nick | LD | 1,614 | 3.2% | -12.5% |
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 75,095, having a valid vote count of 50,927 and an invalid vote count of 124.
Result declared at 04:41 on 8 May 2015.