Election for the constituency of Harrogate and Knaresborough on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats by Andrew Jones with a majority of 1,039 - 2.0% - on a turnout of 71.1%.

An electorate of 74,760, having a valid vote count of 53,134 and an invalid vote count of 75.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
JONES, Andrew Con 24,305 45.7% 9.9%
KELLEY, Claire LD 23,266 43.8% -8.3%
MCNERNEY, Kevin Lab 3,413 6.4% -2.7%
GILL, Steven BNP 1,094 2.1% 1.1%
UPEX, John UKIP 1,056 2.0% 0.3%

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

Result declared at 02:44 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 Harrogate and Knaresborough 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.