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Election for the constituency of Upper Bann on 7 May 2015

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

DUP hold by David Simpson with a majority of 2,264 - 4.8% - on a turnout of 59.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SIMPSON, David DUP 15,430 32.7% -1.2%
DOBSON, Jo-Anne UUP 13,166 27.9% -
SEELEY, Catherine SF 11,593 24.6% -0.2%
KELLY, Dolores SDLP 4,238 9.0% -3.8%
LAVERY, Peter APNI 1,780 3.8% 0.8%
KELLY, Martin CSA 460 1.0% -
HARTE, Damien WP 351 0.7% -
SINGH BHOGAL, Amandeep Con 201 0.4% -

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 80,060, having a valid vote count of 47,219 and an invalid vote count of 254.

Result declared at 02:18 on 8 May 2015.