Liberal Democrats candidate · stood 2015
Russell Timpson.
Stood for Liberal Democrats in South Thanet at the 2015 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 5th of 11 with 932 votes (1.9%).
The result in full · 2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Mackinlay✓ elected | Con | 18,838 | 38.1% |
| Nigel Farage | — | 16,026 | 32.4% |
| Will Scobie | Lab | 11,740 | 23.8% |
| Ian Driver | Green | 1,076 | 2.2% |
| Russell Timpson | LD | 932 | 1.9% |
| Al Murray | Ind | 318 | 0.6% |
| Ruth Bailey | — | 191 | 0.4% |
| Nigel Askew | — | 126 | 0.3% |
| Grahame Birchall | — | 63 | 0.1% |
| Dean McCastree | Ind | 61 | 0.1% |
| Zebadiah Abu-Obadiah | — | 30 | 0.1% |
Majority 2,812 · 49,401 votes cast.
The seat now
Craig Mackinlay (Con) won the 2015 contest.
Liberal Democrats in 2015
Russell Timpson was one of 631 Liberal Democrats candidates at the 2015 General Election — 8 won their seats, 623 did not. See the Liberal Democrats →