Election for the constituency of Richmond Park on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Zac Goldsmith with a majority of 23,015 - 38.9% - on a turnout of 76.5%.

An electorate of 77,303, having a valid vote count of 59,101 and an invalid vote count of 146.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GOLDSMITH, Zac Con 34,404 58.2% 8.5%
MELTZER, Robin LD 11,389 19.3% -23.5%
PATEL, Sachin Lab 7,296 12.3% 7.3%
FRIEZE, Andree Green 3,548 6.0% 5.0%
NAZ, Sam UKIP 2,464 4.2% 3.0%

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

Result declared at 04:07 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.