Election for the constituency of Knowsley on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Knowsley, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by George Howarth with a majority of 34,655 - 68.3% - on a turnout of 64.1%.

An electorate of 79,108, having a valid vote count of 50,728 and an invalid vote count of 192.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HOWARTH, George Lab 39,628 78.1% 7.2%
BOURS, Louise UKIP 4,973 9.8% 7.2%
BRAMALL, Alice Con 3,367 6.6% -2.3%
CASHMAN, Carl LD 1,490 2.9% -10.4%
GREGORICH, Vikki Green 1,270 2.5% -

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 03:30 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.