Election for the constituency of Great Grimsby on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Austin Mitchell with a majority of 714 - 2.2% - on a turnout of 53.8%.

An electorate of 61,229, having a valid vote count of 32,954 and an invalid vote count of 94.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MITCHELL, Austin Lab 10,777 32.7% -14.4%
AYLING, Victoria Con 10,063 30.5% 6.7%
DE FREITAS, Andrew LD 7,388 22.4% 3.1%
HUDSON, Henry UKIP 2,043 6.2% 2.4%
FYFE, Steve BNP 1,517 4.6% 0.5%
BROWN, Ernie Ind 835 2.5% -
HOWE, Adrian PNDP 331 1.0% -

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

Result declared at 04:12 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 Great Grimsby 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.