Election for the constituency of Copeland on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Jamie Reed with a majority of 3,833 - 9.0% - on a turnout of 67.8%.

An electorate of 63,149, having a valid vote count of 42,787 and an invalid vote count of 70.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
REED, Jamie Lab 19,699 46.0% -0.7%
WHITESIDE, Chris Con 15,866 37.1% 3.6%
HOLLOWELL, Frank LD 4,365 10.2% -3.7%
JEFFERSON, Clive BNP 1,474 3.4% -
CALEY-KNOWLES, Ted UKIP 994 2.3% 0.0%
PERRY, Jill Green 389 0.9% -

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

Result declared at 13:14 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 Copeland 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.