Election for the constituency of Mansfield on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Alan Meale with a majority of 5,315 - 11.3% - on a turnout of 60.9%.

An electorate of 77,534, having a valid vote count of 47,193 and an invalid vote count of 136.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MEALE, Alan Lab 18,603 39.4% 0.7%
CLARKE, Andrea Con 13,288 28.2% 1.8%
PEPPER, Sid UKIP 11,850 25.1% 18.9%
ROGERS, Tony LD 1,642 3.5% -12.0%
FROST, Paul Green 1,486 3.1% -
SEYMOUR, Karen TUSC 324 0.7% -

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

Result declared at 06:31 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.