An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Hornchurch and Upminster, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Angela Watkinson with a majority of 13,074 - 23.7% - on a turnout of 69.6%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
WATKINSON, Angela | Con | 27,051 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
WEBB, Lawrence | UKIP | 13,977 | 25.3% | 20.0% |
MCGEARY, Paul | Lab | 11,103 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
MITCHELL, Jonathan | LD | 1,501 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
COLLINS, Melanie | Green | 1,411 | 2.6% | 1.5% |
BORG, Paul | BNP | 193 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
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 79,331, having a valid vote count of 55,236 and an invalid vote count of 89.
Result declared at 05:18 on 8 May 2015.