Election for the constituency of Forest Of Dean on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Mark Harper with a majority of 11,064 - 22.7% - on a turnout of 71.3%.

An electorate of 68,419, having a valid vote count of 48,763 and an invalid vote count of 57.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HARPER, Mark Con 22,853 46.9% 6.0%
HOGAN, Bruce Allan Lab 11,789 24.2% -12.4%
COLEMAN, Christopher LD 10,676 21.9% 4.7%
CONGDON, Tim UKIP 2,522 5.2% 2.8%
GREENWOOD, James Green 923 1.9% -0.2%

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

Result declared at 03:47 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 Forest Of Dean 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.