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
South Thanet is represented by Craig Mackinlay (Con), who won this contest.
See their full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore South Thanet →
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 →