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Election for the constituency of Leeds North West on 7 May 2015

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Greg Mulholland with a majority of 2,907 - 6.7% - on a turnout of 70.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MULHOLLAND, Greg LD 15,948 36.8% -10.7%
SOBEL, Alex Lab 13,041 30.1% 9.1%
STORY, Alex Con 8,083 18.6% -7.9%
GOODALL, Tim Green 3,042 7.0% 5.8%
METCALFE, Julian UKIP 2,997 6.9% 5.5%
BUXTON, Bob YF 143 0.3% -
DAVIES, Mike AGS 79 0.2% -0.1%
FLANAGAN, Mark AB 24 0.1% -

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.

An electorate of 61,974, having a valid vote count of 43,357 and an invalid vote count of 159.

Result declared at 07:15 on 8 May 2015.