Election for the constituency of Newcastle Upon Tyne Central on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Chi Onwurah with a majority of 12,673 - 36.1% - on a turnout of 60.3%.

An electorate of 58,147, having a valid vote count of 35,085 and an invalid vote count of 97.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ONWURAH, Chi Lab 19,301 55.0% 9.1%
KITCHEN, Simon Con 6,628 18.9% -0.5%
THOMPSON, Daniel UKIP 5,214 14.9% 12.7%
COTT, Nick LD 2,218 6.3% -17.8%
JOHNSON, Alexander Green 1,724 4.9% 3.3%

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

Result declared at 01:15 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.