Election for the constituency of Saffron Walden on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Alan Haselhurst with a majority of 24,991 - 43.4% - on a turnout of 71.4%.

An electorate of 80,615, having a valid vote count of 57,563 and an invalid vote count of 219.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HASELHURST, Alan Con 32,926 57.2% 1.7%
DAY, Peter UKIP 7,935 13.8% 9.7%
BERNEY, Jane Lab 6,791 11.8% 2.1%
HIBBS, Mike LD 6,079 10.6% -16.9%
STANNARD, Karmel Green 2,174 3.8% 2.4%
ASKER, Heather R4U 1,658 2.9% -

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

Result declared at 06:02 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

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.