Election for the constituency of Bury St Edmunds on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by David Ruffley with a majority of 12,380 - 21.1% - on a turnout of 69.3%.

An electorate of 84,716, having a valid vote count of 58,718 and an invalid vote count of 79.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RUFFLEY, David Con 27,899 47.5% 1.2%
CHAPPELL, David LD 15,519 26.4% 6.7%
HIND, Kevin Lab 9,776 16.6% -10.7%
HOWLETT, John UKIP 3,003 5.1% 1.6%
EREIRA-GUYER, Mark Green 2,521 4.3% 1.3%

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

Result declared at 03:32 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 Bury St Edmunds 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.