An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Yeovil, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats by Marcus Fysh with a majority of 5,313 - 9.3% - on a turnout of 69.1%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
FYSH, Marcus | Con | 24,178 | 42.5% | 9.6% |
LAWS, David | LD | 18,865 | 33.1% | -22.6% |
SMEDLEY, Simon | UKIP | 7,646 | 13.4% | 9.3% |
KING, Sheena | Lab | 4,053 | 7.1% | 1.9% |
MCIVOR, Emily | Green | 2,191 | 3.8% | - |
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 82,447, having a valid vote count of 56,933 and an invalid vote count of 163.
Result declared at 05:54 on 8 May 2015.