Election for the constituency of Denton and Reddish on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Andrew Gwynne with a majority of 10,511 - 27.2% - on a turnout of 58.5%.

An electorate of 66,141, having a valid vote count of 38,681 and an invalid vote count of 144.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GWYNNE, Andrew Lab 19,661 50.8% -0.2%
HEMPSALL, Lana Con 9,150 23.7% -1.2%
FAIRFOULL, Andrew UKIP 7,225 18.7% 13.2%
KOOPMAN, Nick Green 1,466 3.8% -
JEWELL, Mark LD 957 2.5% -15.4%
LOFAS, Victoria Ind 222 0.6% -

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 08:33 on 8 May 2015. 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.