Election for the constituency of Luton North on 7 May 2015
An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Luton North, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Labour hold by Kelvin Hopkins with a majority of 9,504 - 22.3% - on a turnout of 63.2%.
An electorate of 67,329, having a valid vote count of 42,571 and an invalid vote count of 291.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
---|---|---|---|---|
HOPKINS, Kelvin | Lab | 22,243 | 52.2% | 3.0% |
RUSSELL, Dean | Con | 12,739 | 29.9% | -1.9% |
WHITE, Allan | UKIP | 5,318 | 12.5% | 8.9% |
ULZAMAN, Aroosa | LD | 1,299 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
AHMED, Sofiya | Green | 972 | 2.3% | 1.1% |
The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.
Result declared at 11:31 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.