Election for the constituency of Houghton and Sunderland South on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Bridget Phillipson with a majority of 10,990 - 28.9% - on a turnout of 55.3%.

An electorate of 68,729, having a valid vote count of 38,021 and an invalid vote count of 230.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
PHILLIPSON, Bridget Lab 19,137 50.3% -11.7%
OLIVER, Robert Con 8,147 21.4% 5.2%
BOYLE, Chris LD 5,292 13.9% -0.6%
WAKEFIELD, Colin Ind 2,462 6.5% -
ALLEN, Karen BNP 1,961 5.2% -1.7%
ELVIN, Richard UKIP 1,022 2.7% -

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

Result declared at 22:52 on 6 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 Houghton and Sunderland South 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.