Election for the constituency of Orpington on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Jo Johnson with a majority of 17,200 - 35.2% - on a turnout of 72.2%.

An electorate of 67,732, having a valid vote count of 48,911 and an invalid vote count of 110.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
JOHNSON, Jo Con 29,200 59.7% 8.5%
MCBRIDE, David LD 12,000 24.5% -15.9%
MORGAN, Stephen Lab 4,400 9.0% 3.0%
GREENHOUGH, Mick UKIP 1,360 2.8% 0.4%
CULNANE, Tess BNP 1,241 2.5% -
GALLOWAY, Tamara Green 511 1.0% -
SNAPE, Chris ED 199 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 05:21 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 Orpington 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.