Election of the Member of Parliament for the Blackpool South Constituency held on 7 May 2015
The total number of votes for each candidate is as follows:
Blackpool South results
| Candidate name | Description | Total number of votes | Percentage of votes |
|---|
| ANTHONY, Peter |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
10963
|
33.80% |
| CHARD, Lawrence |
Independent |
73 |
0.23% |
| GREENE, William Louis (commonly known as Bill) |
Liberal Democrats |
743 |
2.29% |
| HIGGINS, Andrew James (commonly known as Andy) |
Independent |
655 |
2.02% |
| MARSDEN, Gordon |
Labour Party |
13548 |
41.77% |
| ROYLE, Duncan John |
The Green Party |
841 |
2.59% |
|
WOOD, Peter
|
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
|
5613
|
17.30%
|
| Total |
|
32436
|
|
Rejected ballot paper statement
The number of ballot papers rejected is as follows:
a) Did not bear the official mark - 0
b) Voting for more than one candidate - 109
c) Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified - 14
d) Unmarked or void for uncertainty - 69
Total ballot papers rejected - 192
Turnout
Electorate - 57,411
Ballot papers verified - 32,628
Turnout percentage - 56.83%