Election for the constituency of Glasgow South West on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Ian Davidson with a majority of 14,671 - 46.2% - on a turnout of 54.6%.

An electorate of 58,191, having a valid vote count of 31,781 and an invalid vote count of 88.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DAVIDSON, Ian Lab / Co-op 19,863 62.5% 2.3%
STEPHENS, Christopher SNP 5,192 16.3% 1.0%
NELSON, Isabel LD 2,870 9.0% -2.6%
FORREST, Maya Con 2,084 6.6% 0.8%
SHERIDAN, Tommy TUSC 931 2.9% -
ORR, David BNP 841 2.6% -

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

Result declared at 02:46 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.