Election for the constituency of Birkenhead on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Frank Field with a majority of 20,652 - 52.8% - on a turnout of 62.7%.

An electorate of 62,410, having a valid vote count of 39,144 and an invalid vote count of 125.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
FIELD, Frank Lab 26,468 67.6% 5.1%
VASEY, Clark Con 5,816 14.9% -4.1%
HARLING, Wayne UKIP 3,838 9.8% -
PEERS, Kenny Green 1,626 4.2% -
BRAME, Allan LD 1,396 3.6% -15.0%

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

Result declared at 13:04 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

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.