Election for the constituency of Redcar on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrat gain from Labour by Ian Swales with a majority of 5,214 - 12.4% - on a turnout of 62.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SWALES, Ian LD 18,955 45.2% 25.0%
BAIRD, Vera Lab 13,741 32.7% -18.6%
MASTIN, Steve Con 5,790 13.8% -4.1%
BULMER, Martin UKIP 1,875 4.5% 3.0%
BROUGHTON, Kevin BNP 1,475 3.5% 1.0%
WALTER, Hannah TUSC 127 0.3% -

An electorate of 67,127, having a valid vote count of 41,963 and an invalid vote count of 45.

Result declared at 03:50 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 Redcar 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.