Election for the constituency of Hemsworth on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Jon Trickett with a majority of 12,078 - 28.5% - on a turnout of 58.3%.

An electorate of 72,714, having a valid vote count of 42,406 and an invalid vote count of 167.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TRICKETT, Jon Lab 21,772 51.3% 4.6%
PEARSON, Chris Con 9,694 22.9% -1.5%
ASHTON, Steve UKIP 8,565 20.2% -
MACQUEEN, Mary LD 1,357 3.2% -9.7%
ROBERTS, Martin YF 1,018 2.4% -

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

Result declared at 06:20 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.