Election for the constituency of East Yorkshire on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Greg Knight with a majority of 14,933 - 29.9% - on a turnout of 61.7%.

An electorate of 81,023, having a valid vote count of 49,991 and an invalid vote count of 227.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KNIGHT, Greg Con 25,276 50.6% 3.1%
HICKSON, Kevin Lab 10,343 20.7% 0.4%
TODD, Stephanie UKIP 8,955 17.9% 13.7%
ADAMSON, Robert LD 2,966 5.9% -15.2%
MALONEY, Mark Green 1,731 3.5% 2.0%
ARNOLD, Stewart YF 720 1.4% -

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

Result declared at 04:58 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.