Election for the constituency of Inverclyde on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by David Cairns with a majority of 14,416 - 38.4% - on a turnout of 63.4%.

An electorate of 59,209, having a valid vote count of 37,512 and an invalid vote count of 71.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CAIRNS, David Lab 20,993 56.0% 5.2%
NELSON, Iness SNP 6,577 17.5% -2.0%
HUTTON, Simon LD 5,007 13.3% -3.6%
WILSON, David Con 4,502 12.0% 1.8%
CAMPBELL, Peter UKIP 433 1.2% -

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

Result declared at 02:03 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

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.