Election for the constituency of Batley and Spen on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Batley and Spen, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Labour hold by Tracy Brabin with a majority of 3,525 - 6.7% - on a turnout of 66.5%.

An electorate of 79,558, having a valid vote count of 52,927 and an invalid vote count of 104.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BRABIN, Tracy Lab / Co-op 22,594 42.7% -12.8%
BROOKS, Mark Con 19,069 36.0% -2.8%
HALLORAN, Paul HWDI 6,432 12.2% -
LAWSON, John LD 2,462 4.7% 2.4%
MINIHAN, Clive BRX 1,678 3.2% -
AKRAM, Ty Green 692 1.3% 0.0%

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 05:16 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.