Election for the constituency of City Of Chester on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Labour by Stephen Mosley with a majority of 2,583 - 5.5% - on a turnout of 66.7%.

An electorate of 70,131, having a valid vote count of 46,790 and an invalid vote count of 63.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MOSLEY, Stephen Con 18,995 40.6% 3.8%
RUSSELL, Christine Lab 16,412 35.1% -3.9%
JEWKES, Elizabeth LD 8,930 19.1% -2.7%
WEDDELL, Alan UKIP 1,225 2.6% 0.9%
ABRAMS, Ed ED 594 1.3% -
BARKER, Tom Green 535 1.1% -
WHITTINGHAM, John Ind 99 0.2% -

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

Result declared at 02:30 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 City Of Chester 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.