Election for the constituency of Derby South on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Margaret Beckett with a majority of 8,828 - 21.6% - on a turnout of 58.1%.

An electorate of 70,240, having a valid vote count of 40,820 and an invalid vote count of 166.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BECKETT, Margaret Lab 20,007 49.0% 5.7%
WILLIAMS, Evonne Con 11,179 27.4% -1.1%
WEBB, Victor UKIP 6,341 15.5% 11.1%
NAITTA, Joe LD 1,717 4.2% -16.3%
FOSTER, David Green 1,208 3.0% -
FERNANDEZ, Chris TUSC 225 0.6% -
GALE, David BI 143 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 09:41 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.