Election for the constituency of Barking on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Margaret Hodge with a majority of 16,555 - 36.5% - on a turnout of 61.4%.

An electorate of 73,868, having a valid vote count of 45,343 and an invalid vote count of 262.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HODGE, Margaret Lab 24,628 54.3% 4.7%
MARCUS, Simon Con 8,073 17.8% 1.2%
GRIFFIN, Nick BNP 6,620 14.6% -1.7%
CARMAN, Dominic LD 3,719 8.2% -2.6%
MALONEY, Frank UKIP 1,300 2.9% -0.6%
HARGREAVES, George CHP 482 1.1% -
FORBES, Jayne Green 317 0.7% -1.0%
DOWLING, Crucial Chris MRLP 82 0.2% -
DARWOOD, Thomas Ind 77 0.2% -
SIJUWOLA, Dapo Rest 45 0.1% -

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

Result declared at 05:58 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 Barking 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.