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Election for the constituency of Rochdale on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Simon Danczuk with a majority of 12,442 - 27.4% - on a turnout of 58.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DANCZUK, Simon Lab 20,961 46.1% 9.8%
MASUD, Mohammed UKIP 8,519 18.8% 14.4%
AHMED, Azi Con 7,742 17.0% -1.0%
KELLY, Andy LD 4,667 10.3% -24.2%
AHMED, Farooq RFP 1,535 3.4% -
HOLLINRAKE, Mark Green 1,382 3.0% -
BRYAN, Kevin NF 433 1.0% -3.9%
SALIM, Mohammed IZB 191 0.4% -0.8%

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 77,248, having a valid vote count of 45,430 and an invalid vote count of 240.

Result declared at 04:05 on 8 May 2015.