Election for the constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Phil Woolas with a majority of 103 - 0.2% - on a turnout of 61.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WOOLAS, Phil Lab 14,186 31.9% -10.7%
WATKINS, Elwyn LD 14,083 31.6% -0.5%
ALI, Kashif Con 11,773 26.4% 8.7%
STOTT, Alwyn BNP 2,546 5.7% 0.6%
BENTLEY, David UKIP 1,720 3.9% 1.8%
NAZIR, Gulzar CHP 212 0.5% -

An electorate of 72,557, having a valid vote count of 44,520 and an invalid vote count of 204.

Result declared at 11:03 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 Oldham East and Saddleworth 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.