Election for the constituency of East Yorkshire on 6 May 2010

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An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Yorkshire, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Conservative hold by Greg Knight with a majority of 13,486 - 26.3% - on a turnout of 64.0%.

Candidates

Name	Party	Vote	Vote share	Vote change
KNIGHT, Greg	Con	24,328	47.5%	2.1%
ADAMSON, Robert	LD	10,842	21.2%	2.2%
ROUNDING, Paul	Lab	10,401	20.3%	-11.8%
DANIELS, Chris	UKIP	2,142	4.2%	0.5%
PUDSEY, Gary	BNP	1,865	3.6%	-
ALLERSTON, Ray	SDP	914	1.8%	-
JACKSON, Mike	Green	762	1.5%	-

An electorate of 80,105, having a valid vote count of 51,254 and an invalid vote count of 74.

Result declared at 02:42 on 7 May 2010. 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.

This constituency of East Yorkshire was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for England. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are calculated from notional results.