Election Results

Election for the constituency of York Central on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Rachael Maskell with a majority of 6,716 - 14.1% - on a turnout of 63.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MASKELL, Rachael Lab / Co-op 20,212 42.4% 2.4%
MCILVEEN, Robert Con 13,496 28.3% 2.2%
GUEST, Ken UKIP 4,795 10.1% 7.7%
TYLER, Jonathan Green 4,791 10.0% 6.5%
LOVE, Nick LD 3,804 8.0% -17.2%
WHITWOOD, Chris YF 291 0.6% -
OLLERHEAD, Megan TUSC 288 0.6% -

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 75,351, having a valid vote count of 47,677 and an invalid vote count of 224.

Result declared at 08:32 on 8 May 2015.