Election for the constituency of Lewisham West and Penge on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Jim Dowd with a majority of 5,828 - 12.9% - on a turnout of 65.2%.

An electorate of 69,022, having a valid vote count of 45,028 and an invalid vote count of 205.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DOWD, Jim Lab 18,501 41.1% -5.2%
FEAKES, Alex LD 12,673 28.1% 1.0%
PHILLIPS, Chris Con 11,489 25.5% 3.9%
STAVELEY, Pete UKIP 1,117 2.5% -0.1%
PHOENIX, Romayne Green 931 2.1% -0.3%
HAMMOND, S. C. CPA 317 0.7% -

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

Result declared at 09:05 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 West and Penge 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.