Election for the constituency of Perth and North Perthshire on 6 May 2010

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

SNP hold by Pete Wishart with a majority of 4,379 - 9.1% - on a turnout of 66.9%.

An electorate of 72,141, having a valid vote count of 48,268 and an invalid vote count of 65.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WISHART, Pete SNP 19,118 39.6% 5.9%
LYBURN, Peter Con 14,739 30.5% 0.2%
GLACKIN, Jamie Lab 7,923 16.4% -2.3%
BARRETT, Peter LD 5,954 12.3% -3.8%
TAYLOR, Douglas Tru 534 1.1% -

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

Result declared at 02:33 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.