Election for the constituency of Coventry North East on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Colleen Fletcher with a majority of 12,274 - 29.1% - on a turnout of 56.0%.

An electorate of 75,462, having a valid vote count of 42,231 and an invalid vote count of 185.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
FLETCHER, Colleen Lab 22,025 52.2% 2.9%
LOWE, Michelle Con 9,751 23.1% 0.9%
TAGGAR, Avtar UKIP 6,278 14.9% 11.9%
FIELD, Russell LD 2,007 4.8% -11.9%
HANDLEY, Matthew Green 1,245 2.9% -
DOWNES, Nicky TUSC 633 1.5% -2.2%
SIDHU, William CHM 292 0.7% -0.3%

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

Result declared at 04:52 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.