Election for the constituency of Halton on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Derek Twigg with a majority of 15,504 - 37.5% - on a turnout of 60.0%.

An electorate of 68,846, having a valid vote count of 41,338 and an invalid vote count of 114.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
TWIGG, Derek Lab 23,843 57.7% -5.4%
JONES, Ben Con 8,339 20.2% 0.3%
HARASIWKA, Frank LD 5,718 13.8% -3.2%
TAYLOR, Andrew BNP 1,563 3.8% -
MOORE, John UKIP 1,228 3.0% -
CRAIG, Jim Green 647 1.6% -

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

Result declared at 02:07 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 Halton 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.