Election for the constituency of Batley and Spen on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Jo Cox with a majority of 6,057 - 12.0% - on a turnout of 64.4%.

An electorate of 78,373, having a valid vote count of 50,479 and an invalid vote count of 200.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
COX, Jo Lab 21,826 43.2% 1.0%
AMEEN, Imtiaz Con 15,769 31.2% -2.3%
LUKIC, Aleks UKIP 9,080 18.0% -
LAWSON, John LD 2,396 4.7% -11.1%
BULLOCK, Ian Green 1,232 2.4% 1.3%
WHEELHOUSE, Dawn TUSC 123 0.2% -
VARLEY, Karl PSP 53 0.1% -

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

Result declared at 06:29 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.