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Election for the constituency of Salford and Eccles on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Rebecca Long Bailey with a majority of 12,541 - 29.0% - on a turnout of 58.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LONG BAILEY, Rebecca Lab 21,364 49.4% 9.3%
DOWNES, Greg Con 8,823 20.4% -0.1%
DOYLE, Paul UKIP 7,806 18.0% 15.4%
VAN DYKE, Emma Green 2,251 5.2% -
BRIGGS, Charlie LD 1,614 3.7% -22.6%
BERRY, Bez WARP 703 1.6% -
BAILEY, Noreen TUSC 517 1.2% -0.6%
CLARK, Sam Prte 183 0.4% -

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.

An electorate of 74,291, having a valid vote count of 43,261 and an invalid vote count of 201.

Result declared at 05:33 on 8 May 2015.