An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Somerton and Frome, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats by David Warburton with a majority of 20,268 - 33.6% - on a turnout of 72.4%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
WARBURTON, David | Con | 31,960 | 53.0% | 8.5% |
RENDEL, David | LD | 11,692 | 19.4% | -28.1% |
DIMMICK, Alan | UKIP | 6,439 | 10.7% | 7.5% |
SIMON, Theo | Green | 5,434 | 9.0% | - |
OAKENSEN, David | Lab | 4,419 | 7.3% | 2.9% |
ANGELL, Ian | Ind | 365 | 0.6% | - |
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.
An electorate of 83,281, having a valid vote count of 60,309 and an invalid vote count of 168.
Result declared at 05:37 on 8 May 2015.