Election for the constituency of Lewisham East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Heidi Alexander with a majority of 6,216 - 14.9% - on a turnout of 63.3%.

An electorate of 65,926, having a valid vote count of 41,719 and an invalid vote count of 204.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ALEXANDER, Heidi Lab 17,966 43.1% -4.6%
PATTISSON, Peter LD 11,750 28.2% 8.3%
CLAMP, Jonathan Con 9,850 23.6% -0.7%
REED, Roderick UKIP 771 1.8% -0.4%
COTTERELL, Priscilla Green 624 1.5% -2.7%
ROSE, James ED 426 1.0% -
HALLAM, George PBP 332 0.8% -

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

Result declared at 08:37 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 Lewisham East 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.