Election for the constituency of Darlington on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Jenny Chapman with a majority of 3,158 - 7.7% - on a turnout of 62.5%.

An electorate of 65,851, having a valid vote count of 41,141 and an invalid vote count of 163.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHAPMAN, Jenny Lab 17,637 42.9% 3.5%
CUTHBERTSON, Peter Con 14,479 35.2% 3.7%
HODGSON, Dave UKIP 5,392 13.1% 10.3%
CURRY, Anne-Marie LD 1,966 4.8% -18.6%
CHERRINGTON, Michael Green 1,444 3.5% -
DOCHERTY, Alan TUSC 223 0.5% -

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

Result declared at 02:29 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.