Election for the constituency of Easington on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Grahame Morris with a majority of 14,982 - 42.9% - on a turnout of 54.7%.

An electorate of 63,879, having a valid vote count of 34,914 and an invalid vote count of 63.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MORRIS, Grahame Lab 20,579 58.9% -12.4%
SAVILLE, Tara LD 5,597 16.0% 3.1%
HARRISON, Richard Con 4,790 13.7% 3.0%
DUNN, Cheryl BNP 2,317 6.6% 3.4%
AIKEN, Martyn UKIP 1,631 4.7% -

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

Result declared at 01:08 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 Easington 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.