2015 Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is getting more support to tackle the spike in coronavirus cases. Find out more about the extra support.

Andy McDonald was elected as Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough on Thursday 7 May 2015.

Name	Description	Votes
BAKER, Nigel Joseph Craig	United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)	6,107
CLARKE, Simon	The Conservative Party Candidate	5,388
GRAHAM, Hannah Louise	The Green Party	1,407
KILPATRIK, Richard	Liberal Democrats	1,220
McDONALD, Andy	Labour Party	18,584 (E)

Electorate: 61,873
Ballot papers issued: 32,880
Turnout: 53.14%

View the Declaration of Result (PDF)

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