Election for the constituency of Derbyshire Dales on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Patrick McLoughlin with a majority of 13,866 - 29.6% - on a turnout of 73.8%.

An electorate of 63,376, having a valid vote count of 46,780 and an invalid vote count of 95.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCLOUGHLIN, Patrick Con 24,378 52.1% 5.6%
NAITTA, Joe LD 10,512 22.5% -1.9%
SWINDELL, Colin Lab 9,061 19.4% -6.3%
GUIVER, Ian UKIP 1,779 3.8% 1.3%
STOCKELL, Josh Green 772 1.7% -
DELVES, Nick The Flying Brick MRLP 228 0.5% -
Y'MECH, Amila Hum 50 0.1% -

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

Result declared at 03:24 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 Derbyshire Dales 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.