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Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Selly Oak on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Stephen McCabe with a majority of 8,447 - 18.6% - on a turnout of 60.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCCABE, Stephen Lab 21,584 47.7% 9.1%
BOULTER, Alex Con 13,137 29.0% -2.1%
BROOKES, Steven UKIP 5,755 12.7% 10.3%
GREEN, Colin LD 2,517 5.6% -16.7%
THOMAS, Clare Green 2,301 5.1% 3.7%

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 75,092, having a valid vote count of 45,294 and an invalid vote count of 175.

Result declared at 05:24 on 8 May 2015.