Election Results

Election for the constituency of Makerfield on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Yvonne Fovargue with a majority of 13,155 - 29.4% - on a turnout of 60.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
FOVARGUE, Yvonne Lab 23,208 51.8% 4.5%
COLLINSON, Andrew UKIP 10,053 22.4% -
ZAIDI, Zehra Con 8,752 19.5% 0.8%
SKIPWORTH, John LD 1,639 3.7% -12.5%
MITCHELL, Philip Green 1,136 2.5% -

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 74,320, having a valid vote count of 44,788 and an invalid vote count of 131.

Result declared at 03:40 on 8 May 2015.