Election for the constituency of North Cornwall on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Dan Rogerson with a majority of 2,981 - 6.4% - on a turnout of 68.9%.

An electorate of 67,940, having a valid vote count of 46,844 and an invalid vote count of 79.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ROGERSON, Dan LD 22,512 48.1% 5.7%
FLYNN, Sian Con 19,531 41.7% 6.3%
DAMERELL-O'CONNOR, Miriel UKIP 2,300 4.9% -0.8%
HULME, Janet Lab 1,971 4.2% -8.3%
WILLETT, Joanie MK 530 1.1% -

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

Result declared at 06:23 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 North Cornwall 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.