Election for the constituency of Hammersmith on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Andy Slaughter with a majority of 6,518 - 13.6% - on a turnout of 66.4%.

An electorate of 72,254, having a valid vote count of 47,960 and an invalid vote count of 170.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SLAUGHTER, Andy Lab 23,981 50.0% 6.1%
DEWHIRST, Charlie Con 17,463 36.4% 0.0%
SCOTT, Millicent LD 2,224 4.6% -11.3%
AKAN, David Green 2,105 4.4% 2.9%
WOOD, Richard UKIP 2,105 4.4% 3.2%
BRENNAN, Stephen Ind 82 0.2% -

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

Result declared at 03:11 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.