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Election for the constituency of Hackney South and Shoreditch on 6 May 2010.

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

Labour hold by Meg Hillier with a majority of 14,288 - 33.3% - on a turnout of 58.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HILLIER, Meg Lab / Co-op 23,888 55.7% 3.0%
RAVAL, Dave LD 9,600 22.4% 1.1%
NAYYAR, Simon Con 5,800 13.5% -0.2%
LANE, Polly Green 1,493 3.5% -2.0%
KING, Michael UKIP 651 1.5% -
RAE, Ben Lib 539 1.3% -
WILLIAMS, John CHP 434 1.0% -
SEN, Nusret DDCP 202 0.5% -
DAVIES, Paul Comm L 110 0.3% -
DE LA HAYE, Denny Ind 95 0.2% -
TUCKETT, Jane Ind 26 0.1% -
SPINKS, Michael Ind 20 0.0% -

An electorate of 72,841, having a valid vote count of 42,858 and an invalid vote count of 421.

Result declared at 15:07 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 Hackney South and Shoreditch 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 calculated from notional results.