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Election for the constituency of Sheffield South East on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Clive Betts with a majority of 12,311 - 29.5% - on a turnout of 59.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BETTS, Clive Lab 21,439 51.4% 2.7%
WINSTONE, Steve UKIP 9,128 21.9% 17.3%
SLEAT, Matt Con 7,242 17.4% -0.0%
SMITH, Gail LD 2,226 5.3% -18.0%
DUCKENFIELD, Linda Green 1,117 2.7% -
BATTERSBY, Jen CSA 207 0.5% -
WHITEHOUSE, Ian TUSC 185 0.4% -
ROBERTS, Matthew ED 141 0.3% -

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 70,422, having a valid vote count of 41,685 and an invalid vote count of 108.

Result declared at 05:21 on 8 May 2015.