Election for the constituency of Leeds West on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Rachel Reeves with a majority of 10,727 - 27.9% - on a turnout of 59.2%.

An electorate of 64,950, having a valid vote count of 38,423 and an invalid vote count of 153.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
REEVES, Rachel Lab 18,456 48.0% 5.7%
PIERRE-TRAVES, Alex Con 7,729 20.1% 0.4%
MURGATROYD, Anne UKIP 7,104 18.5% 15.5%
POINTON, Andrew Green 3,217 8.4% 3.6%
COYLE, Laura LD 1,495 3.9% -20.3%
WEST, Matthew CSA 217 0.6% -
MAYOR, Ben TUSC 205 0.5% -

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

Result declared at 06:32 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.