Election for the constituency of Newbury on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Richard Benyon with a majority of 12,248 - 20.9% - on a turnout of 74.0%.

An electorate of 79,144, having a valid vote count of 58,589 and an invalid vote count of 56.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BENYON, Richard Con 33,057 56.4% 7.4%
RENDEL, David LD 20,809 35.5% -7.1%
COOPER, Hannah Lab 2,505 4.3% -1.7%
BLACK, David UKIP 1,475 2.5% 0.9%
HOLLISTER, Adrian Green 490 0.8% -
BURGESS, Brian Ind 158 0.3% -
YATES, David AD 95 0.2% -

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

Result declared at 01:50 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 Newbury 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.