Election for the constituency of Birmingham, Selly Oak on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Stephen McCabe with a majority of 3,482 - 7.5% - on a turnout of 62.2%.

An electorate of 74,805, having a valid vote count of 46,563 and an invalid vote count of 104.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCCABE, Stephen Lab 17,950 38.5% -8.3%
DAWKINS, Nigel Con 14,468 31.1% 1.4%
RADCLIFFE, Dave LD 10,371 22.3% 4.9%
ORTON, Lynette BNP 1,820 3.9% -
BURGESS, Jeffrey UKIP 1,131 2.4% -0.1%
BURN, James Green 664 1.4% -2.2%
LEEDS, Samuel CHP 159 0.3% -

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

Result declared at 05:25 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, Selly Oak 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.