Election for the constituency of Morley and Outwood on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Ed Balls with a majority of 1,101 - 2.3% - on a turnout of 65.2%.

An electorate of 74,891, having a valid vote count of 48,856 and an invalid vote count of 70.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BALLS, Ed Lab / Co-op 18,365 37.6% -8.4%
CALVERT, Antony Con 17,264 35.3% 10.3%
MONAGHAN, James LD 8,186 16.8% 6.7%
BEVERLEY, Chris BNP 3,535 7.2% -0.6%
DANIEL, David UKIP 1,506 3.1% -

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

Result declared at 04:51 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 Morley and Outwood 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.