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Election for the constituency of Bolton South East on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Yasmin Qureshi with a majority of 10,928 - 26.8% - on a turnout of 58.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
QURESHI, Yasmin Lab 20,555 50.5% 3.0%
ARMSTRONG, Jeff UKIP 9,627 23.6% 19.7%
DEAN, Mudasir Con 8,289 20.3% -5.3%
JOHNSON, Alan Green 1,200 2.9% 1.4%
REYNOLDS, Darren LD 1,072 2.6% -13.2%

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 69,687, having a valid vote count of 40,743 and an invalid vote count of 134.

Result declared at 04:30 on 8 May 2015.