Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Selly Oak on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Stephen McCabe with a majority of 8,447 - 18.6% - on a turnout of 60.3%.

An electorate of 75,092, having a valid vote count of 45,294 and an invalid vote count of 175.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCCABE, Stephen Lab 21,584 47.7% 9.1%
BOULTER, Alex Con 13,137 29.0% -2.1%
BROOKES, Steven UKIP 5,755 12.7% 10.3%
GREEN, Colin LD 2,517 5.6% -16.7%
THOMAS, Clare Green 2,301 5.1% 3.7%

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

Result declared at 05:24 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.