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CONSTITUENCY OVERVIEW

CONTROLLING PARTYLabour
ELECTORATE77,782 voters
AREA22 sq. miles


Halifax is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Holly Walker-Lynch of the Labour party.

The Halifax constituency has a total population of 101,865, of which 77,782 are eligible (18+) to vote (76.4%).

Halifax ranks 392th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 209th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.

CONSTITUENCY MP

Holly Walker-Lynch

Holly Walker-Lynch

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MP DETAILS
AddressHolly Walker-Lynch MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Phone Number020 7219 4272
Political PartyLabour
Email Addressholly4halifax@yahoo.com
ConstituencyHalifax
GenderFemale
Date of Birth
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2015 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
40.0%
12.8%
2.6 %
0%
3.7%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Green Party
UKIP
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the Halifax constituency in 2015 was 39.0%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.

2015 CANDIDATES

Candidate Party Gender Date of Birth LinkedIn Website
Asama JavedRespectFemale---
Gary ScottGreenMale--http://www.greengaryhalifax.org/
Holly Walker-LynchLabourFemale---
Liz PhillipsUK Independence PartyFemale---
Mohammad IlyasLiberal DemocratMale--http://calderdalelibdems.focusteam.org/
Philip AllottConservativeMale--http://www.allott4halifax.me/
Trevor BendrienChristian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship"Male---

2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
33.99%
37.37%
19.14%
%
%
%
6.34%
1.5%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Scottish National
Plaid Cymru
Green Party
BNP
UKIP
2005 GENERAL ELECTION WINNERS
Labour
VOTE COUNTS
PartyVotesShare
 BNP2,7606.3%
 Conservative14,80634%
 IVH7221.7%
 Labour16,27837.4%
 Liberal-Democrat8,33519.1%
 UK-Independence-Party6541.5%
TOTALS
Electorate70,380
Votes43,555
Turnout61.9%
2010 CANDIDATES
ConservativeAllott, Philip
LabourRiordan, Linda
Liberal DemocratWilson, Elisabeth
BNPBates, Tom
UKIPSangha, Jay
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the Halifax constituency in 2010 was 61.9%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.

QUIZ RESULTS

This graph shows the results from 60 people in the Halifax constituency who have taken our quiz, displaying which party best matches their opinions of the series of questions we ask.

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