Election for the constituency of North Norfolk on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Norman Lamb with a majority of 11,626 - 23.4% - on a turnout of 73.2%.

An electorate of 67,851, having a valid vote count of 49,661 and an invalid vote count of 76.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LAMB, Norman LD 27,554 55.5% 2.3%
IVORY, Trevor Con 15,928 32.1% -3.9%
HARRIS, Phillip Lab 2,896 5.8% -3.1%
BAKER, Michael UKIP 2,680 5.4% 3.7%
BOSWELL, Andrew Green 508 1.0% -
MANN, Simon Ind 95 0.2% -

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

Result declared at 03:45 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 Norfolk 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.