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Election for the constituency of Halifax on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Holly Lynch with a majority of 428 - 1.0% - on a turnout of 62.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LYNCH, Holly Lab 17,506 40.0% 2.6%
ALLOTT, Philip Con 17,078 39.0% 5.0%
PHILLIPS, Liz UKIP 5,621 12.8% 11.3%
ILYAS, Mohammad LD 1,629 3.7% -15.4%
SCOTT, Gary Green 1,142 2.6% -
JAVED, Asama Res 465 1.1% -
BENDRIEN, Trevor CHP 312 0.7% -

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 70,462, having a valid vote count of 43,753 and an invalid vote count of 241.

Result declared at 08:48 on 8 May 2015.