Election for the constituency of Romford on 7 May 2015

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

Conservative hold by Andrew Rosindell with a majority of 13,859 - 28.2% - on a turnout of 67.7%.

An electorate of 72,594, having a valid vote count of 49,178 and an invalid vote count of 159.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ROSINDELL, Andrew Con 25,067 51.0% -5.0%
BATTEN, Gerard UKIP 11,208 22.8% 18.4%
GOULD, Samuel Lab 10,268 20.9% 1.4%
SANDERSON, Ian LD 1,413 2.9% -9.1%
TOOLEY, Lorna Green 1,222 2.5% 1.5%

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

Result declared at 05:20 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.