Election for the constituency of Lewisham, Deptford on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Joan Ruddock with a majority of 12,499 - 30.3% - on a turnout of 61.5%.

An electorate of 67,058, having a valid vote count of 41,220 and an invalid vote count of 326.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RUDDOCK, Joan Lab 22,132 53.7% -1.7%
LANGLEY, Tamora LD 9,633 23.4% 5.4%
TOWNSEND, Gemma Con 5,551 13.5% 0.8%
JOHNSON, Darren Green 2,772 6.7% -3.3%
PAGE, Ian S Alt 645 1.6% -
MARTIN, Malcolm CPA 487 1.2% -

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

Result declared at 09:27 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, Deptford 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.