UK general elections › 2015 › South Basildon and East Thurrock
South Basildon and East Thurrock — 2015
Stephen Metcalfe (Conservative Party) was elected with 19,788 votes— 43.4% of 45,593 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −6.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 45,593
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Metcalfe | Conservative Party | 19,788 | 43.4% | −6.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Luder | UK Independence Party | 12,097 | 26.5% | — | |
| 3 | Mike Le-Surf | Labour Party | 11,493 | 25.2% | — | |
| 4 | Geoff Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,356 | 3.0% | — | |
| 5 | Kerry Smith | Independent | 401 | 0.9% | — | |
| 6 | None Of The Above X | Independent | 253 | 0.6% | — | |
| 7 | Stuart Hooper | Independent | 205 | 0.4% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.