Election for the constituency of Dudley North on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Ian Austin with a majority of 649 - 1.7% - on a turnout of 63.5%.

An electorate of 60,838, having a valid vote count of 38,602 and an invalid vote count of 93.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
AUSTIN, Ian Lab 14,923 38.7% -3.9%
BROWN, Graeme Con 14,274 37.0% 5.6%
BECKETT, Mike LD 4,066 10.5% 0.0%
DAVIS, Malcolm UKIP 3,267 8.5% 3.9%
GRIFFITHS, Ken BNP 1,899 4.9% -6.0%
INMAN, Kevin NF 173 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 15:31 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 Dudley 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.