Election for the constituency of Banbury on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Victoria Prentis with a majority of 18,395 - 31.7% - on a turnout of 67.1%.

An electorate of 86,420, having a valid vote count of 58,008 and an invalid vote count of 183.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
PRENTIS, Victoria Con 30,749 53.0% 0.2%
WOODCOCK, Sean Lab 12,354 21.3% 2.1%
BIRD, Dickie UKIP 8,050 13.9% 8.9%
HOWSON, John LD 3,440 5.9% -14.5%
MIDDLETON, Ian Green 2,686 4.6% 2.9%
EDWARDS, Roseanne NHAP 729 1.3% -

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

Result declared at 07:23 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.