Election for the constituency of Nottingham East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Christopher Leslie with a majority of 6,969 - 21.0% - on a turnout of 56.4%.

An electorate of 58,705, having a valid vote count of 33,112 and an invalid vote count of 133.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LESLIE, Christopher Lab / Co-op 15,022 45.4% -1.3%
BOOTE, Sam LD 8,053 24.3% 2.5%
LAMONT, Ewan Con 7,846 23.7% 1.2%
WOLFE, Patrick UKIP 1,138 3.4% 0.9%
HOARE, Benjamin Green 928 2.8% -2.4%
SARDAR, Parvaiz CHP 125 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 03:18 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 Nottingham East 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.