Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Perry Barr on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Khalid Mahmood with a majority of 14,828 - 35.9% - on a turnout of 59.0%.

An electorate of 69,943, having a valid vote count of 41,260 and an invalid vote count of 272.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MAHMOOD, Khalid Lab 23,697 57.4% 7.1%
HODIVALA, Charlotte Con 8,869 21.5% 0.2%
SINGH, Harjinder UKIP 5,032 12.2% 8.2%
SINGH, Arjun LD 2,001 4.8% -17.1%
LOVATT, James Green 1,330 3.2% -
PUNTON, Robert TUSC 331 0.8% -

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

Result declared at 06:12 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.