Election for the constituency of Monmouth on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by David Davies with a majority of 10,425 - 22.4% - on a turnout of 72.1%.

An electorate of 64,538, having a valid vote count of 46,519 and an invalid vote count of 75.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DAVIES, David Con 22,466 48.3% 1.4%
SANDISON, Hamish Lab 12,041 25.9% -11.1%
BLAKEBROUGH, Martin LD 9,026 19.4% 6.6%
CLARK, Jonathan PC 1,273 2.7% 0.6%
ROWE, Derek UKIP 1,126 2.4% 1.2%
MILLSON, Stephen Green 587 1.3% -

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

Result declared at 03:51 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 Monmouth was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Wales. 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.