Election for the constituency of Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport on 7 May 2015
An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Oliver Colvile with a majority of 523 - 1.1% - on a turnout of 65.5%.
An electorate of 73,274, having a valid vote count of 47,963 and an invalid vote count of 157.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
---|---|---|---|---|
COLVILE, Oliver | Con | 18,120 | 37.8% | 3.5% |
POLLARD, Luke | Lab / Co-op | 17,597 | 36.7% | 5.0% |
KETTLE, Roy | UKIP | 6,731 | 14.0% | 7.5% |
BROWN, Libby | Green | 3,401 | 7.1% | 5.0% |
REED, Graham | LD | 2,008 | 4.2% | -20.5% |
ROSSINGTON, Laura-Jane | Comm | 106 | 0.2% | - |
The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.
Result declared at 07:31 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.