Election for the constituency of Chatham and Aylesford on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Labour by Tracey Crouch with a majority of 6,069 - 13.9% - on a turnout of 64.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CROUCH, Tracey Con 20,230 46.2% 9.4%
SHAW, Jonathan Lab 14,161 32.3% -12.7%
MCCLINTOCK, John LD 5,832 13.3% -0.2%
MCCARTHY-STEWART, Colin BNP 1,365 3.1% -
NEWTON, Steve UKIP 1,314 3.0% 0.0%
VARNHAM, Sean ED 400 0.9% -
ARTHUR, Dave Green 396 0.9% -
SMITH, Maureen CHP 109 0.2% -

An electorate of 67,964, having a valid vote count of 43,807 and an invalid vote count of 54.

Result declared at 04:53 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 Chatham and Aylesford 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.