Election for the constituency of North Herefordshire on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Bill Wiggin with a majority of 9,887 - 20.8% - on a turnout of 71.1%.

An electorate of 66,946, having a valid vote count of 47,568 and an invalid vote count of 69.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WIGGIN, Bill Con 24,631 51.8% -0.7%
HURDS, Lucy LD 14,744 31.0% 6.9%
SABHARWAL, Neil Lab 3,373 7.1% -8.4%
OAKTON, Jonathan UKIP 2,701 5.7% 2.4%
NORMAN, Felicity Green 1,533 3.2% -1.5%
KING, John Ind 586 1.2% -

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

Result declared at 04:21 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 Herefordshire 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.