Election for the constituency of East Lothian on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Fiona O'Donnell with a majority of 12,258 - 24.9% - on a turnout of 67.0%.

An electorate of 73,348, having a valid vote count of 49,161 and an invalid vote count of 60.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
O'DONNELL, Fiona Lab 21,919 44.6% 3.1%
VEITCH, Michael Con 9,661 19.7% 3.7%
RITCHIE, Stuart LD 8,288 16.9% -8.0%
SHARP, Andrew SNP 7,883 16.0% 2.9%
MACKENZIE, James Green 862 1.8% -0.7%
LLOYD, Jonathan UKIP 548 1.1% 0.4%

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

Result declared at 01:42 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.