Election for the constituency of Bristol West on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Stephen Williams with a majority of 11,366 - 20.5% - on a turnout of 66.9%.

An electorate of 82,728, having a valid vote count of 55,347 and an invalid vote count of 112.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WILLIAMS, Stephen LD 26,593 48.0% 9.0%
SMITH, Paul Lab 15,227 27.5% -9.0%
YARKER, Nick Con 10,169 18.4% 2.0%
KNIGHT, Ricky Green 2,090 3.8% -1.9%
LEES, Chris UKIP 655 1.2% -0.1%
KUSHLICK, Danny Ind 343 0.6% -
BAKER, John ED 270 0.5% -

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

Result declared at 03:39 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 Bristol West 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.