Election for the constituency of Reading West on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Labour by Alok Sharma with a majority of 6,004 - 12.6% - on a turnout of 65.9%.

An electorate of 72,120, having a valid vote count of 47,530 and an invalid vote count of 89.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SHARMA, Alok Con 20,523 43.2% 9.6%
SARKAR, Naz Lab 14,519 30.5% -14.5%
BENSON, Daisy LD 9,546 20.1% 4.3%
HAY, Bruce UKIP 1,508 3.2% 0.4%
THOMAS, Howard CSP 852 1.8% -
WINDISCH, Adrian Green 582 1.2% -1.0%

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

Result declared at 05:36 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 Reading West 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.