Election for the constituency of Harrow West on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Gareth Thomas with a majority of 3,143 - 6.8% - on a turnout of 67.3%.

An electorate of 68,554, having a valid vote count of 46,116 and an invalid vote count of 159.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
THOMAS, Gareth Lab / Co-op 20,111 43.6% -5.0%
JOYCE, Rachel Con 16,968 36.8% 6.4%
NOYCE, Christopher LD 7,458 16.2% -2.5%
CROSSMAN, Herbert UKIP 954 2.1% 0.8%
LANGLEY, Rowan Green 625 1.4% -

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

Result declared at 06:01 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 Harrow West 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.