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Election for the constituency of Islington South and Finsbury on 6 May 2010.

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

Labour hold by Emily Thornberry with a majority of 3,569 - 8.2% - on a turnout of 64.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
THORNBERRY, Emily Lab 18,407 42.3% 2.4%
FOX, Bridget LD 14,838 34.1% -4.2%
COX, Antonia Con 8,449 19.4% 4.6%
HUMPHREYS, James Green 710 1.6% -3.1%
MCDONALD, Rose-Marie UKIP 701 1.6% 0.1%
DODDS, John ED 301 0.7% -
DEBOO, Richard ANWP 149 0.3% -

An electorate of 67,650, having a valid vote count of 43,555 and an invalid vote count of 170.

Result declared at 04:56 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 Islington South and Finsbury 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 calculated from notional results.