Election for the constituency of Wirral West on 7 May 2015

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

Labour gain from Conservatives by Margaret Greenwood with a majority of 417 - 1.0% - on a turnout of 75.6%.

An electorate of 55,377, having a valid vote count of 41,858 and an invalid vote count of 150.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GREENWOOD, Margaret Lab 18,898 45.1% 8.9%
MCVEY, Esther Con 18,481 44.2% 1.7%
JONES, Hilary UKIP 2,772 6.6% 4.3%
REISDORF, Peter LD 1,433 3.4% -13.4%
JAMES, David Ind 274 0.7% -

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

Result declared at 05:00 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.