Election for the constituency of Liverpool, Riverside on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Louise Ellman with a majority of 24,463 - 55.3% - on a turnout of 62.5%.

An electorate of 70,829, having a valid vote count of 44,263 and an invalid vote count of 249.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ELLMAN, Louise Lab / Co-op 29,835 67.4% 8.1%
DOBSON, Martin Green 5,372 12.1% 8.6%
NG, Jackson Con 4,245 9.6% -1.3%
CHIFFERS, Joe UKIP 2,510 5.7% 3.9%
CHILDS, Paul LD 1,719 3.9% -18.9%
MULHEARN, Tony TUSC 582 1.3% -

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

Result declared at 04:46 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.