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Election for the constituency of Wirral West on 7 May 2015

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

Labour gain from Conservatives by Margaret Greenwood with a majority of 417 - 1.0% - on a turnout of 75.6%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GREENWOOD, Margaret Lab 18,898 45.1% 8.9%
MCVEY, Esther Con 18,481 44.2% 1.7%
JONES, Hilary UKIP 2,772 6.6% 4.3%
REISDORF, Peter LD 1,433 3.4% -13.4%
JAMES, David Ind 274 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 55,377, having a valid vote count of 41,858 and an invalid vote count of 150.

Result declared at 05:00 on 8 May 2015.