Candidates in the 2015 United Kingdom general election

3,971 candidates stood in the United Kingdom general election of 2015, which was held on 7 May 2015. The deadline for parties and individuals to file candidate nomination papers to the acting returning officer (and the deadline for candidates to withdraw) was 4 p.m. on 9 April 2015. The total number of candidates was 3,971; this is the second-highest number in history, slightly down from the record 4,150 candidates at the last election in 2010.

Candidates in the 2015 United Kingdom general election

3,971 candidates stood in the United Kingdom general election of 2015, which was held on 7 May 2015. The deadline for parties and individuals to file candidate nomination papers to the acting returning officer (and the deadline for candidates to withdraw) was 4 p.m. on 9 April 2015. The total number of candidates was 3,971; this is the second-highest number in history, slightly down from the record 4,150 candidates at the last election in 2010.