Election for the constituency of Bolton South East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Yasmin Qureshi with a majority of 8,634 - 21.8% - on a turnout of 57.0%.

An electorate of 69,499, having a valid vote count of 39,604 and an invalid vote count of 224.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
QURESHI, Yasmin Lab 18,782 47.4% -8.3%
MORGAN, Andy Con 10,148 25.6% 2.9%
O'HANLON, Donal LD 6,289 15.9% -2.2%
SPINK, Mary BNP 2,012 5.1% -
SIDAWAY, Ian UKIP 1,564 3.9% 1.4%
JOHNSON, Alan Green 614 1.6% -
SYED, Wavaid CPA 195 0.5% -

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

Result declared at 03:07 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 Bolton South East 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.