An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Penrith and The Border, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Rory Stewart with a majority of 19,894 - 45.3% - on a turnout of 67.4%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
STEWART, Rory | Con | 26,202 | 59.7% | 6.3% |
RUSHWORTH, Lee | Lab | 6,308 | 14.4% | 1.4% |
STANYER, John | UKIP | 5,353 | 12.2% | 9.4% |
HUGHES, Neil | LD | 3,745 | 8.5% | -19.9% |
BURROW, George | Green | 2,313 | 5.3% | - |
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 65,209, having a valid vote count of 43,921 and an invalid vote count of 143.
Result declared at 05:49 on 8 May 2015.