Election for the constituency of Chipping Barnet on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Theresa Villiers with a majority of 11,927 - 23.6% - on a turnout of 67.4%.

An electorate of 75,120, having a valid vote count of 50,608 and an invalid vote count of 189.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
VILLIERS, Theresa Con 24,700 48.8% 2.9%
WELFARE, Damien Lab 12,773 25.2% -8.6%
BARBER, Stephen LD 10,202 20.2% 4.9%
FLUSS, James UKIP 1,442 2.8% 0.8%
TANSLEY, Kate Green 1,021 2.0% -0.8%
CLAYTON, Philip Ind 470 0.9% -

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

Result declared at 06:41 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 Chipping Barnet 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.