Results for a UK general election on 7 May 2015 North East, England - by party
A general election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 46,354,197, having 30,697,525 valid votes and 102,639 invalid votes.
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Registered political parties nominating candidates standing in the general election on 7 May 2015. This list does not include candidates standing as independents or the candidate standing as House of Commons Speaker.
Party | Constituencies contested | Votes | Vote share | Constituencies won |
Labour | 29 | 557,100 | 47.1% | 26 |
Conservative | 29 | 300,883 | 25.5% | 3 |
UK Independence Party | 29 | 198,823 | 16.8% | 0 |
Liberal Democrat | 29 | 77,095 | 6.5% | 0 |
Green Party | 28 | 43,051 | 3.6% | 0 |
The North East Party | 4 | 2,138 | 0.2% | 0 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 5 | 1,423 | 0.1% | 0 |
Save Hartlepool Hospital | 1 | 849 | 0.1% | 0 |
National Front | 1 | 191 | 0.0% | 0 |
The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 1 | 146 | 0.0% | 0 |
Communist Party of Britain | 1 | 122 | 0.0% | 0 |
English Democrats | 1 | 88 | 0.0% | 0 |