Election for the constituency of East Yorkshire on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Greg Knight with a majority of 13,486 - 26.3% - on a turnout of 64.0%.

An electorate of 80,105, having a valid vote count of 51,254 and an invalid vote count of 74.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KNIGHT, Greg Con 24,328 47.5% 2.1%
ADAMSON, Robert LD 10,842 21.2% 2.2%
ROUNDING, Paul Lab 10,401 20.3% -11.8%
DANIELS, Chris UKIP 2,142 4.2% 0.5%
PUDSEY, Gary BNP 1,865 3.6% -
ALLERSTON, Ray SDP 914 1.8% -
JACKSON, Mike Green 762 1.5% -

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

Result declared at 02:42 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.

This constituency of East Yorkshire 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.