Election for the constituency of Warley on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by John Spellar with a majority of 14,702 - 38.9% - on a turnout of 59.4%.

An electorate of 63,738, having a valid vote count of 37,829 and an invalid vote count of 209.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SPELLAR, John Lab 22,012 58.2% 5.3%
WILLIAMS, Tom Con 7,310 19.3% -5.5%
DURNELL, Pete UKIP 6,237 16.5% 9.6%
BUCKMAN, Robert Green 1,465 3.9% -
SMITH, Catherine LD 805 2.1% -13.4%

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

Result declared at 03:33 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.