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Election for the constituency of Liverpool, Riverside on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Louise Ellman with a majority of 24,463 - 55.3% - on a turnout of 62.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ELLMAN, Louise Lab / Co-op 29,835 67.4% 8.1%
DOBSON, Martin Green 5,372 12.1% 8.6%
NG, Jackson Con 4,245 9.6% -1.3%
CHIFFERS, Joe UKIP 2,510 5.7% 3.9%
CHILDS, Paul LD 1,719 3.9% -18.9%
MULHEARN, Tony TUSC 582 1.3% -

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 70,829, having a valid vote count of 44,263 and an invalid vote count of 249.

Result declared at 04:46 on 8 May 2015.