Election for the constituency of Sefton Central on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Bill Esterson with a majority of 11,846 - 24.2% - on a turnout of 72.4%.

An electorate of 67,744, having a valid vote count of 49,021 and an invalid vote count of 200.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ESTERSON, Bill Lab 26,359 53.8% 11.9%
ALLEN, Valerie Con 14,513 29.6% -4.3%
POWER, Tim UKIP 4,879 10.0% 5.7%
KEAVENEY, Paula LD 2,086 4.3% -15.7%
MELIA, Lindsay Green 1,184 2.4% -

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

Result declared at 05:54 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.