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% | - |
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. 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.