Election for the constituency of Hereford and South Herefordshire on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats by Jesse Norman with a majority of 2,481 - 5.1% - on a turnout of 67.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
NORMAN, Jesse Con 22,366 46.2% 5.2%
CARR, Sarah LD 19,885 41.1% -2.3%
ROBERTS, Philippa Lab 3,506 7.2% -3.0%
SMITH, Matthew UKIP 1,638 3.4% 1.2%
OLIVER, John BNP 986 2.0% -

An electorate of 72,021, having a valid vote count of 48,381 and an invalid vote count of 72.

Result declared at 04:08 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 Hereford and South Herefordshire 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.