Election for the constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Tessa Jowell with a majority of 9,365 - 19.4% - on a turnout of 66.2%.

An electorate of 72,817, having a valid vote count of 48,214 and an invalid vote count of 208.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
JOWELL, Tessa Lab 22,461 46.6% 2.3%
MITCHELL, Jonathan LD 13,096 27.2% 4.0%
ADEGOKE, Kemi Con 10,684 22.2% -2.3%
COLLINS, Shane Green 1,266 2.6% -3.7%
JONES, Elizabeth UKIP 707 1.5% 0.7%

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

Result declared at 07:31 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 Dulwich and West Norwood 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.