Election for the constituency of Oxford East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Andrew Smith with a majority of 4,581 - 8.9% - on a turnout of 63.1%.

An electorate of 81,903, having a valid vote count of 51,651 and an invalid vote count of 168.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SMITH, Andrew Lab 21,938 42.5% 6.5%
GODDARD, Stephen LD 17,357 33.6% -1.6%
ARGAR, Edward Con 9,727 18.8% 1.5%
DHALL, Sushila Green 1,238 2.4% -2.1%
GASPER, Julia UKIP 1,202 2.3% 0.6%
O'SULLIVAN, David SEP 116 0.2% -
CRAWFORD, Roger EPA 73 0.1% -

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

Result declared at 03:22 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 Oxford 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.