Election for the constituency of Derby North on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Chris Williamson with a majority of 613 - 1.4% - on a turnout of 63.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WILLIAMSON, Chris Lab 14,896 33.0% -9.0%
MOLD, Stephen Con 14,283 31.7% 5.8%
CARE, Lucy LD 12,638 28.0% 0.5%
CHEESEMAN, Pete BNP 2,000 4.4% -
RANSOME, Elizabeth UKIP 829 1.8% -0.2%
GALE, David Ind 264 0.6% -
GERAGHTY, David Prte 170 0.4% -

An electorate of 71,474, having a valid vote count of 45,080 and an invalid vote count of 132.

Result declared at 04:09 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 Derby North 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.