Election for the constituency of Harborough on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Edward Garnier with a majority of 9,797 - 17.8% - on a turnout of 70.5%.

An electorate of 77,917, having a valid vote count of 54,945 and an invalid vote count of 82.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GARNIER, Edward Con 26,894 48.9% 7.5%
HAQ, Zuffar LD 17,097 31.1% -2.3%
MCKEEVER, Kevin Lab 6,981 12.7% -5.9%
DICKENS, Geoff BNP 1,715 3.1% -
KING, Marietta UKIP 1,462 2.7% -0.4%
BALL, David ED 568 1.0% -
STEPHENSON, Jeff Ind 228 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 04:55 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 Harborough 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.