Election for the constituency of Daventry on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Chris Heaton-Harris with a majority of 19,188 - 37.1% - on a turnout of 72.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HEATON-HARRIS, Chris Con 29,252 56.5% 3.5%
MCGLYNN, Christopher LD 10,064 19.4% 4.9%
CORAZZO, Paul Lab 8,168 15.8% -12.1%
BROOMFIELD, Jim UKIP 2,333 4.5% 1.6%
BENNETT-SPENCER, Alan ED 1,187 2.3% -
WHIFFEN, Steve Green 770 1.5% -

An electorate of 71,452, having a valid vote count of 51,774 and an invalid vote count of 97.

Result declared at 04:22 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 Daventry 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.