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Election for the constituency of Preston on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Mark Hendrick with a majority of 12,067 - 36.1% - on a turnout of 55.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HENDRICK, Mark Lab / Co-op 18,755 56.0% 7.8%
HOLDEN, Richard Con 6,688 20.0% -1.7%
BARKER, James UKIP 5,139 15.4% 10.9%
CHRISTIE, Gemma Green 1,643 4.9% -
BARTON, Jo LD 1,244 3.7% -20.7%

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 59,981, having a valid vote count of 33,469 and an invalid vote count of 140.

Result declared at 04:48 on 8 May 2015.