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Election for the constituency of Middlesbrough on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Andy McDonald with a majority of 12,477 - 38.1% - on a turnout of 52.9%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCDONALD, Andy Lab 18,584 56.8% 10.9%
BAKER, Nigel UKIP 6,107 18.7% 15.0%
CLARKE, Simon Con 5,388 16.5% -2.3%
GRAHAM, Hannah Green 1,407 4.3% -
KILPATRICK, Richard LD 1,220 3.7% -16.2%

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 61,873, having a valid vote count of 32,706 and an invalid vote count of 174.

Result declared at 07:32 on 8 May 2015.