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Election for the constituency of South Derbyshire on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Heather Wheeler with a majority of 11,471 - 22.6% - on a turnout of 68.7%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WHEELER, Heather Con 25,066 49.4% 3.9%
PIDGEON, Cheryl Lab 13,595 26.8% -4.6%
GRAVES, Alan UKIP 8,998 17.7% 15.3%
JOHNSON, Lorraine LD 1,887 3.7% -12.2%
BAMKIN, Marianne Green 1,216 2.4% -

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 73,923, having a valid vote count of 50,762 and an invalid vote count of 190.

Result declared at 03:53 on 8 May 2015.