Election for the constituency of Nottingham East on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Christopher Leslie with a majority of 11,894 - 33.8% - on a turnout of 58.2%.

An electorate of 60,464, having a valid vote count of 35,209 and an invalid vote count of 253.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LESLIE, Christopher Lab / Co-op 19,208 54.6% 9.2%
HICKTON, Garry Con 7,314 20.8% -2.9%
LOI, Fran UKIP 3,501 9.9% 6.5%
ZENKEVITCH, Antonia Green 3,473 9.9% 7.1%
JONES, Tad LD 1,475 4.2% -20.1%
SOAR, Seb Ind 141 0.4% -
STEPHENSON, James Ind 97 0.3% -

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

Result declared at 06:42 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.