UK general elections › 2015 › Leeds North West
Leeds North West — 2015
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 15,948 votes— 36.8% of 43,357 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −13.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 43,357
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Mulholland | Liberal Democrats | 15,948 | −13.2 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Alex Sobel | Labour Party | 13,041 | — | ||
| 3 | Alex Story | Conservative Party | 8,083 | — | ||
| 4 | Tim Goodall | Green Party | 3,042 | — | ||
| 5 | Julian Metcalfe | UK Independence Party | 2,997 | — | ||
| 6 | Bob Buxton | Yorkshire First | 143 | — | ||
| 7 | Mike Davies | Alliance for Green Socialism | 79 | — | ||
| 8 | Mark Flanagan | The Above and Beyond Party | 24 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.