Election for the constituency of North West Durham on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Pat Glass with a majority of 10,056 - 23.5% - on a turnout of 61.3%.

An electorate of 69,816, having a valid vote count of 42,818 and an invalid vote count of 94.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GLASS, Pat Lab 20,074 46.9% 4.6%
HAITHAM TAYLOR, Charlotte Con 10,018 23.4% 3.4%
REID, Bruce UKIP 7,265 17.0% 14.1%
TEMPLE, Owen LD 3,894 9.1% -15.8%
SHILCOCK, Mark Green 1,567 3.7% -

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

Result declared at 03:09 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.