Election for the constituency of Ashfield on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Gloria De Piero with a majority of 8,820 - 18.6% - on a turnout of 61.5%.

An electorate of 77,091, having a valid vote count of 47,409 and an invalid vote count of 209.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DE PIERO, Gloria Lab 19,448 41.0% 7.3%
HARRISON, Helen Con 10,628 22.4% 0.2%
ASHCROFT, Simon UKIP 10,150 21.4% 19.5%
SMITH, Philip LD 7,030 14.8% -18.5%
BUCHANAN, Mike JMB 153 0.3% -

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

Result declared at 05:41 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

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.