Election for the constituency of Wealden on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Nusrat Ghani with a majority of 22,967 - 40.3% - on a turnout of 71.1%.

An electorate of 80,236, having a valid vote count of 57,017 and an invalid vote count of 181.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GHANI, Nusrat Con 32,508 57.0% 0.5%
GRIFFITHS, Peter UKIP 9,541 16.7% 10.7%
CURTIS, Solomon Lab 6,165 10.8% 1.2%
GOODALL, Giles LD 5,180 9.1% -16.2%
SMITH, Mark Green 3,623 6.4% 3.8%

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

Result declared at 05:09 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.