Election for the constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Bob Neill with a majority of 13,900 - 31.6% - on a turnout of 67.3%.

An electorate of 65,427, having a valid vote count of 44,037 and an invalid vote count of 94.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
NEILL, Bob Con 23,569 53.5% 8.5%
WEBBER, Sam LD 9,669 22.0% -1.8%
KIRBY, Chris Lab 7,295 16.6% -7.9%
JENNER, Emmett UKIP 1,451 3.3% 0.1%
SAVAGE, Rowena BNP 1,070 2.4% -
ROBERTSON, Roisin Green 607 1.4% -2.3%
CHEESEMAN, John ED 376 0.9% -

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

Result declared at 05:50 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 Bromley and Chislehurst 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.