Election for the constituency of Colne Valley on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Labour by Jason McCartney with a majority of 4,837 - 8.7% - on a turnout of 69.1%.

An electorate of 80,060, having a valid vote count of 55,296 and an invalid vote count of 105.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCCARTNEY, Jason Con 20,440 37.0% 4.1%
TURNER, Nicola LD 15,603 28.2% 3.7%
ABRAHAMS, Debbie Lab 14,589 26.4% -9.0%
FOWLER, Barry BNP 1,893 3.4% 0.6%
ROBERTS, Melanie UKIP 1,163 2.1% -
BALL, Chas Green 867 1.6% -1.2%
GRUNSELL, Jackie TUSC 741 1.3% -

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

Result declared at 05:18 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 Colne Valley 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.