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Election for the constituency of Chippenham on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats by Michelle Donelan with a majority of 10,076 - 18.2% - on a turnout of 74.7%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DONELAN, Michelle Con 26,354 47.6% 6.5%
HAMES, Duncan LD 16,278 29.4% -16.4%
REID, Julia UKIP 5,884 10.6% 7.2%
NEWMAN, Andy Lab 4,561 8.2% 1.3%
JOHNSTON, Tina Green 2,330 4.2% 3.4%

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 74,218, having a valid vote count of 55,407 and an invalid vote count of 100.

Result declared at 03:43 on 8 May 2015.