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2015 general election · West Midlands

Birmingham, Yardley: 2015 general election result

Jess Phillips (Labour) won Birmingham, Yardley at the 2015 general election with a majority of 6,595 (Lab gain from LD). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Jess PhillipsLabour
Majority
6,59516.0% of valid votes
Turnout
57.0%41,151 valid votes
Electorate
72,146
Result
Lab gain from LD
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareChangeShare bar
Jess Phillips ElectedLabour17,12941.6%+9.4
John Hemming sitting MPLiberal Democrats10,53425.6%−14.0
Paul ClaytonUK Independence Party6,63716.1%+13.2
Arun PhotayConservative5,76014.0%−5.2
Grant BishopGreen6981.7%+1.7
Teval StephensRespect Party1870.5%+0.5
Eamonn FlynnTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1350.3%+0.3
Peter JohnsonSocial Democratic Party710.2%+0.2
Valid votes41,151
Majority6,59516.0%

Change compared with the 2010 general election (same boundaries).

Declared 8 May 2015, 05:33.

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Questions and answers

Who won Birmingham, Yardley at the 2015 general election?

Jess Phillips (Labour) won with 17,129 votes (41.6%). Result: Lab gain from LD.

What was the majority in Birmingham, Yardley in 2015?

6,595 votes (16.0% of valid votes) over the Liberal Democrats candidate, John Hemming.

What was the turnout in Birmingham, Yardley in 2015?

57.0% of the 72,146 registered electors cast a valid vote (41,151 votes).

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