Election for the constituency of Rotherham on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Sarah Champion with a majority of 8,446 - 22.3% - on a turnout of 59.4%.

An electorate of 63,698, having a valid vote count of 37,823 and an invalid vote count of 153.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHAMPION, Sarah Lab 19,860 52.5% 7.9%
COLLINS, Jane UKIP 11,414 30.2% 24.3%
LOWE, Sebastian Con 4,656 12.3% -4.4%
MIDDLETON, Janice LD 1,093 2.9% -13.1%
MCLAUGHLIN, Pat TUSC 409 1.1% -
WALKER, Adam BNP 225 0.6% -9.8%
WALKER, Dean ED 166 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 03:38 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.