Labour Party candidate · stood 2015
Will Scobie.
Stood for Labour Party 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 3rd of 11 with 11,740 votes (23.8%).
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.
Labour Party in 2015
Will Scobie was one of 631 Labour Party candidates at the 2015 General Election — 232 won their seats, 399 did not. See the Labour Party →