Election for the constituency of Vale Of Clwyd on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative gain from Labour by James Davies with a majority of 237 - 0.7% - on a turnout of 62.4%.

An electorate of 56,505, having a valid vote count of 35,261 and an invalid vote count of 77.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DAVIES, James Con 13,760 39.0% 3.8%
RUANE, Chris Lab 13,523 38.4% -3.9%
DAVIES-COOKE, Paul UKIP 4,577 13.0% 11.5%
ROWLANDS, Mair PC 2,486 7.1% 1.2%
WILLIAMS, Gwyn LD 915 2.6% -10.0%

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

Result declared at 03:13 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.