Election for the constituency of Bishop Auckland on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Helen Goodman with a majority of 5,218 - 12.7% - on a turnout of 60.2%.

An electorate of 68,368, having a valid vote count of 41,136 and an invalid vote count of 73.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GOODMAN, Helen Lab 16,023 39.0% -11.1%
HARRISON, Barbara Con 10,805 26.3% 3.4%
WILKES, Mark LD 9,189 22.3% -1.3%
WALKER, Adam BNP 2,036 4.9% -
ZAIR, Samuel LLPB 1,964 4.8% -
BROTHERS, David UKIP 1,119 2.7% -0.7%

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

Result declared at 02:14 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 Bishop Auckland 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.