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Election for the constituency of Basingstoke on 6 May 2010.

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

Conservative hold by Maria Miller with a majority of 13,176 - 26.0% - on a turnout of 67.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MILLER, Maria Con 25,590 50.5% 11.7%
SHAW, John LD 12,414 24.5% 2.6%
PEPPERELL, Funda Lab 10,327 20.4% -12.2%
HOWELL, Craig UKIP 2,076 4.1% 1.9%
SAUL, Stephen Ind 247 0.5% -

An electorate of 75,473, having a valid vote count of 50,654 and an invalid vote count of 118.

Result declared at 04:40 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 Basingstoke 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.