Election for the constituency of Ilford South on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Mike Gapes with a majority of 19,777 - 38.1% - on a turnout of 56.4%.

An electorate of 91,987, having a valid vote count of 51,912 and an invalid vote count of 164.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GAPES, Mike Lab / Co-op 33,232 64.0% 14.6%
CHAPMAN, Christopher Con 13,455 25.9% -1.5%
KHAN, Amjad UKIP 2,705 5.2% 3.0%
WARRINGTON, RoseMary Green 1,506 2.9% 0.3%
HOLDER, Ashburn LD 1,014 2.0% -15.0%

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

Result declared at 03:29 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.