Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Hall Green on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Roger Godsiff with a majority of 3,799 - 7.8% - on a turnout of 63.6%.

An electorate of 76,580, having a valid vote count of 48,727 and an invalid vote count of 355.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GODSIFF, Roger Lab 16,039 32.9% -9.4%
YAQOOB, Salma Res 12,240 25.1% -
EVANS, Jerry LD 11,988 24.6% -1.8%
BARKER, Jo Con 7,320 15.0% 0.1%
BLUMENTHAL, Alan UKIP 950 1.9% -1.0%
GARDNER, Andrew Ind 190 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 05:59 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 Birmingham, Hall Green 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.