Election Results

Election for the constituency of Lewisham East on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Heidi Alexander with a majority of 14,333 - 33.4% - on a turnout of 64.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ALEXANDER, Heidi Lab 23,907 55.7% 12.6%
FORTUNE, Peter Con 9,574 22.3% -1.3%
WATERS, Anna UKIP 3,886 9.1% 7.2%
FLETCHER, Julia LD 2,455 5.7% -22.4%
POORUN, Storm Green 2,429 5.7% 4.2%
LONG, Nick PBP 390 0.9% -
MARTIN, Maureen CPA 282 0.7% -

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 66,913, having a valid vote count of 42,923 and an invalid vote count of 133.

Result declared at 05:45 on 8 May 2015.