Election for the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone on 6 May 2010

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

Sinn Féin hold by Michelle Gildernew with a majority of 4 - 0.0% - on a turnout of 68.9%.

An electorate of 67,908, having a valid vote count of 46,803 and an invalid vote count of 263.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GILDERNEW, Michelle SF 21,304 45.5% 7.3%
CONNOR, Rodney Ind 21,300 45.5% -
MCKINNEY, Fearghal SDLP 3,574 7.6% -7.2%
KAMBLE, Vasundhara APNI 437 0.9% -
STEVENSON, John Ind 188 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 15:02 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 Fermanagh and South Tyrone was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. 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.