Lancashire General Election Results 2015

By Dean

08 May 2015

The votes have been counted and the results are in. It was announced today that the Conservative Party have won a majority, giving Prime Minister David Cameron another five years inside number 10 as leader of the government.

But what exactly was the outlook across the red rose county? In some constituencies, the national trend was bucked, as Labour gained two seats in Burnley and Lancaster and Fleetwood respectively. Below are the full results across all constituencies in Lancashire.

Blackburn – Labour (Labour hold)

Kate Hollern, Labour - 24,762

 

Blackpool North and Cleveleys – Conservative

Paul Maynard, Conservative – 17,508Samuel Rushworth, Labour – 14,168 Simon Noble, UK Independence Party – 5,823 Sue Close, Liberal Democrats – 948 John Warnock, Green Party – 889 James Walsh, The Northern Party - 57

Blackpool South – Labour (Labour hold)

Gordon Marsden, Labour – 13,548

Burnley – Labour

Julie Cooper, Labour - 14,951Gordon Birtwistle, Liberal Democrat - 11,707 Tom Commis, UK Independence Party - 6,864 Sarah Cockburn-Price, Conservative - 5,374 Mike Hargreaves, Green Party - 850

Chorley – Labour (Labour hold)

Lindsay Hoyle, Labour - 23,322

 

Fylde – Conservative

Mark Menzies, Conservative – 21,406Jed Sullivan, Labour – 13,224 Paul White UK Independence Party – 5,569 Mike Hill, Independent – 5,166 Freddie van Mierlo, Liberal Democrat – 1,623 Bob Dennett, Green Party – 1,381 Elizabeth Clarkson, The Northern Party - 230

Hyndburn – Labour (Labour hold)

Graham Jones Labour 18,076

Lancaster and Fleetwood – Labour

Catherine Smith, Labour – 17,643Eric Ollerenshaw, Conservative – 16,378 Matthew Atkins, UK Independence Party – 4,060 Chris Coates, Green Party – 2,093 Robin Long, Liberal Democrat – 1,390 Harold Elletson, Independent - 174

Morecambe and Lunesdale – Conservative (Conservative hold)

David Morris, Conservative – 19,691

 

Pendle – Conservative

Andrew Stephenson, Conservative – 20,978Azhar Ali, Labour – 15,525 Mick Waddington, UK Independence Party – 5,415 Graham Roach, Liberal Democrat – 1,487 Laura Fisk, Green Party – 1,043

Preston – Labour (Labour hold)

Mark Hendrick, Labour – 18,755

Ribble Valley – Conservative

Nigel Evans, Conservative 25,404David Hinder, Labour - 11,798 Shirley Parkinson, UK Independence Party - 8,250 Jackie Pearcey, Liberal Democrat - 2,756 Graham Sowter, Green Party - 2,193 David Brass, Independent - 1,498 Grace Astley, Independent - 288 Tony Johnson, Independent Political Alliance Party - 56

Rossendale and Darwen – Conservative (Conservative hold)

Jake Berry, Conservative 22,847

South Ribble – Conservative

Seema Kennedy, Conservative – 24,313Veronica Bennett, Labour – 18,368 David Gallagher, UK Independence Party – 7,377 Sue McGuire, Liberal Democrat – 2,312

West Lancashire – Labour (Labour hold)

Rosie Cooper, Labour – 24,474

 

Wyre and Preston North – Conservative

Ben Wallace, Conservative – 26,528 Benjamin Whittingham, Labour Party – 12,377 Kate Walsh, UK Independence Party – 6,577 John Potter, Liberal Democrats – 2,712 Anne Power, Green Party – 1,699  

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