Wentworth & Dearne Constituency

Wentworth & Dearne Constituency Results 2015 analysed:

Wentworth & Dearne Constituency official declaration:

Wentworth and Dearne Constituency

Election of a Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne Constituency on Thursday 7 May 2015

I, Jacqueline Collins, being the (Acting) Returning Officer at this election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate is as follows:

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes*
ENGLAND Alan	English Democrats – “Putting England First!”	309
HEALEY John	Labour Party	24,571 ELECTED
HOOKEM Michael	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	10,733
NAUGHTON Michael James	The Conservative Party Candidate	6,441
SIMPSON Edwin Herbert	Liberal Democrats	1,135

* If elected the word ‘Elected’ appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:		Number of ballot papers
A	Want of an official mark	0
B	Voting for more Candidates than the voter was entitled to	18
C	Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified	0
D	Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	86
Total		104

Vacant seats

1

Electorate

74,283

Ballot papers issued

43,347

Turnout

58.35%

I do hereby declare that the said John Healey is duly elected Member of Parliament for the Wentworth and Dearne Constituency.

Jacqueline Collins

(Acting) Returning Officer

Candidate nominations:

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Coming to doormats in the constituency:

UKIP’s Mike Hookem:

Mike Hookem & Sandra Horridge, Hoober Ward

Mike Hookem & Alan Napper, Rawmarsh Ward

The Conservative Candidate:

John Healey Labour Candidate:

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