Election for the constituency of Ceredigion on 7 May 2015

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Mark Williams with a majority of 3,067 - 8.2% - on a turnout of 69.0%.

An electorate of 54,242, having a valid vote count of 37,416 and an invalid vote count of 96.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WILLIAMS, Mark LD 13,414 35.9% -14.2%
PARKER, Mike PC 10,347 27.7% -0.6%
HENSHER, Henrietta Con 4,123 11.0% -0.5%
JAMES, Gethin UKIP 3,829 10.2% 7.7%
THOMAS, Huw Lab 3,615 9.7% 3.9%
THOMPSON, Daniel Green 2,088 5.6% 3.8%

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 02:11 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.