Election for the constituency of Henley on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by John Howell with a majority of 16,588 - 31.0% - on a turnout of 73.2%.

An electorate of 73,123, having a valid vote count of 53,520 and an invalid vote count of 67.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HOWELL, John Con 30,054 56.2% 3.0%
CRICK, Andy LD 13,466 25.2% -0.9%
MCKENZIE, Richard Lab 5,835 10.9% -4.1%
HUGHES, Laurence UKIP 1,817 3.4% 0.9%
STEVENSON, Mark Green 1,328 2.5% -0.8%
BEWS, Roger BNP 1,020 1.9% -

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

Result declared at 03:12 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 Henley 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.