Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Perry Barr on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Khalid Mahmood with a majority of 11,908 - 28.3% - on a turnout of 59.0%.

An electorate of 71,304, having a valid vote count of 42,045 and an invalid vote count of 293.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MAHMOOD, Khalid Lab 21,142 50.3% 4.0%
HAMILTON, Karen LD 9,234 22.0% -4.1%
NORTON, William Con 8,960 21.3% 4.0%
WARD, Melvin UKIP 1,675 4.0% 1.6%
TYRRELL, John SL 527 1.3% -
HEY-SMITH, Deborah CHP 507 1.2% -

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

Result declared at 05:37 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, Perry Barr 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.