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Election for the constituency of Sheffield Central on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Paul Blomfield with a majority of 17,309 - 39.2% - on a turnout of 61.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BLOMFIELD, Paul Lab 24,308 55.0% 13.7%
CREASY, Jillian Green 6,999 15.8% 12.1%
ROE, Stephanie Con 4,917 11.1% 1.0%
OTTEN, Joe LD 4,278 9.7% -31.2%
COOK, Dominic UKIP 3,296 7.5% 5.9%
ANDREW, Steve Comm 119 0.3% -
HALSALL, Andy Prte 113 0.3% -
BREED, Elizabeth ED 68 0.2% -
BROWN, Thom AB 42 0.1% -
DRIVER, Mike WRP 33 0.1% -

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 72,321, having a valid vote count of 44,173 and an invalid vote count of 199.

Result declared at 05:04 on 8 May 2015.