Election for the constituency of Carshalton and Wallington on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Tom Brake with a majority of 5,260 - 11.5% - on a turnout of 69.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BRAKE, Tom LD 22,180 48.3% 7.9%
ANDREW, Ken Con 16,920 36.8% -0.6%
KHAN, Shafiqul Lab 4,015 8.7% -8.6%
DAY, Francis UKIP 1,348 2.9% 0.3%
LEWIS, Charlotte BNP 1,100 2.4% -
DOW, George Green 355 0.8% -1.4%

An electorate of 66,524, having a valid vote count of 45,918 and an invalid vote count of 122.

Result declared at 04:11 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 Carshalton and Wallington 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.