Election for the constituency of Easington on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Grahame Morris with a majority of 14,641 - 42.3% - on a turnout of 56.2%.

An electorate of 61,659, having a valid vote count of 34,624 and an invalid vote count of 53.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MORRIS, Grahame Lab 21,132 61.0% 2.1%
ARNOTT, Jonathan UKIP 6,491 18.7% 14.1%
HAMPSHEIR, Chris Con 4,478 12.9% -0.8%
ARMSTRONG, Luke LD 834 2.4% -13.6%
MCDONNELL, Susan NEP 810 2.3% -
WARIN, Martie Green 733 2.1% -
COLBORN, Steven SPGB 146 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 03:11 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.