Election for the constituency of Doncaster North on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Edward Miliband with a majority of 10,909 - 26.3% - on a turnout of 57.9%.

An electorate of 71,681, having a valid vote count of 41,483 and an invalid vote count of 139.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MILIBAND, Edward Lab 19,637 47.3% -3.8%
BRODIE, Sophie Con 8,728 21.0% 1.8%
SANDERSON, Ed LD 6,174 14.9% -0.8%
CHAMBERS, Pamela BNP 2,818 6.8% 2.8%
CRAWSHAW, Wayne ED 2,148 5.2% -
ANDREWS, Liz UKIP 1,797 4.3% 2.1%
RAWCLIFFE, Bill TUSC 181 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 03:06 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 Doncaster 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.