Election for the constituency of Halifax on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Holly Lynch with a majority of 428 - 1.0% - on a turnout of 62.1%.

An electorate of 70,462, having a valid vote count of 43,753 and an invalid vote count of 241.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LYNCH, Holly Lab 17,506 40.0% 2.6%
ALLOTT, Philip Con 17,078 39.0% 5.0%
PHILLIPS, Liz UKIP 5,621 12.8% 11.3%
ILYAS, Mohammad LD 1,629 3.7% -15.4%
SCOTT, Gary Green 1,142 2.6% -
JAVED, Asama Res 465 1.1% -
BENDRIEN, Trevor CHP 312 0.7% -

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

Result declared at 08:48 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.