LAB GAIN from CON: Birmingham, Northfield — 2015 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Birmingham, Northfield constituency from Conservative on 7 May 2015. The Labour majority was 2,509 votes (5.9%). Turnout was 59.5%. The swing was 4.9% from CON to LAB.
Who won the Birmingham, Northfield constituency election in 2015?
Labour gained Birmingham, Northfield constituency at the 7 May 2015 General Election, taking the seat from Conservative. Labour won with a majority of 2,509 votes (5.9%). Turnout was 59.5%.
What was the swing in Birmingham, Northfield at the 2015 election?
The swing in Birmingham, Northfield was 4.9% from CON to LAB — a modest shift towards LAB. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.
What does swing mean in UK elections?
Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for Birmingham, Northfield in 2015 is shown in the statistics above.
