An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Telford, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative gain from Labour by Lucy Allan with a majority of 730 - 1.8% - on a turnout of 61.4%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
ALLAN, Lucy | Con | 16,094 | 39.6% | 3.3% |
WRIGHT, David | Lab | 15,364 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
ALLEN, Denis | UKIP | 7,330 | 18.0% | 12.2% |
HAWKINS, Peter | Green | 930 | 2.3% | - |
CROLL, Ian | LD | 927 | 2.3% | -13.2% |
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 66,166, having a valid vote count of 40,645 and an invalid vote count of 214.
Result declared at 04:41 on 8 May 2015.