Election for the constituency of West Dorset on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Oliver Letwin with a majority of 16,130 - 28.6% - on a turnout of 72.4%.

An electorate of 78,000, having a valid vote count of 56,458 and an invalid vote count of 185.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LETWIN, Oliver Con 28,329 50.2% 2.6%
KAYES, Ros LD 12,199 21.6% -19.1%
GLOSSOP, David UKIP 7,055 12.5% 8.7%
ROGERS, Rachel Lab 5,633 10.0% 3.3%
BARTON, Peter Green 3,242 5.7% 4.6%

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

Result declared at 06:18 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.