Election for the constituency of Kingston upon Hull East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Karl Turner with a majority of 8,597 - 25.1% - on a turnout of 50.6%.

An electorate of 67,530, having a valid vote count of 34,184 and an invalid vote count of 86.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TURNER, Karl Lab 16,387 47.9% -8.1%
WILCOCK, Jeremy LD 7,790 22.8% 2.6%
MACKAY, Christine Con 5,667 16.6% 3.6%
HOOKEM, Mike UKIP 2,745 8.0% -
UTTLEY, Joe NF 880 2.6% -
BURTON, Michael ED 715 2.1% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 02:51 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 Kingston upon Hull East 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 based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.