An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of North East Somerset, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Jacob Rees-Mogg with a majority of 12,749 - 24.9% - on a turnout of 73.7%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
REES-MOGG, Jacob | Con | 25,439 | 49.8% | 8.5% |
FOREMAN, Todd | Lab | 12,690 | 24.8% | -6.8% |
BLABER, Ernie | UKIP | 6,150 | 12.0% | 8.6% |
HOBHOUSE, Wera | LD | 4,029 | 7.9% | -14.4% |
BOYCE, Katy | Green | 2,802 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
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 69,380, having a valid vote count of 51,110 and an invalid vote count of 153.
Result declared at 05:30 on 8 May 2015.