Election for the constituency of Northampton North on 6 May 2010
An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Northampton North, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.
Conservative gain from Labour by Michael Ellis with a majority of 1,936 - 4.8% - on a turnout of 65.1%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
---|---|---|---|---|
ELLIS, Michael | Con | 13,735 | 34.1% | 4.4% |
KEEBLE, Sally | Lab | 11,799 | 29.3% | -9.4% |
SIMPSON, Andrew | LD | 11,250 | 27.9% | 1.0% |
BEASLEY, Ray | BNP | 1,316 | 3.3% | - |
MACARTHUR, Jim | UKIP | 1,238 | 3.1% | 0.6% |
LOCHMULLER, Tony | Green | 443 | 1.1% | - |
FITZPATRICK, Eamonn | Ind | 334 | 0.8% | - |
WEBB, Timothy | CHP | 98 | 0.2% | - |
MILDREN, Malcolm | Ind | 58 | 0.1% | - |
An electorate of 61,850, having a valid vote count of 40,271 and an invalid vote count of 93.
Result declared at 04:46 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 Northampton North 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.