Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Hodge Hill on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Liam Byrne with a majority of 10,302 - 24.3% - on a turnout of 56.6%.

An electorate of 75,040, having a valid vote count of 42,472 and an invalid vote count of 426.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BYRNE, Liam Lab 22,077 52.0% 5.1%
KHAN, Tariq LD 11,775 27.7% -2.1%
PAREKH, Shailesh Con 4,936 11.6% 1.0%
LUMBY, Richard BNP 2,333 5.5% 2.0%
RAFIQ, Waheed UKIP 714 1.7% -1.1%
JOHNSON, Peter SDP 637 1.5% -

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

Result declared at 04:55 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, Hodge Hill 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.