Election Results

Election for the constituency of Hemsworth on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Jon Trickett with a majority of 12,078 - 28.5% - on a turnout of 58.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TRICKETT, Jon Lab 21,772 51.3% 4.6%
PEARSON, Chris Con 9,694 22.9% -1.5%
ASHTON, Steve UKIP 8,565 20.2% -
MACQUEEN, Mary LD 1,357 3.2% -9.7%
ROBERTS, Martin YF 1,018 2.4% -

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 72,714, having a valid vote count of 42,406 and an invalid vote count of 167.

Result declared at 06:20 on 8 May 2015.