Election for the constituency of Rotherham on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Denis Macshane with a majority of 10,462 - 27.9% - on a turnout of 59.0%.

An electorate of 63,563, having a valid vote count of 37,506 and an invalid vote count of 95.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MACSHANE, Denis Lab 16,741 44.6% -13.1%
WHITELEY, Jackie Con 6,279 16.7% 3.4%
TAYLOR, Rebecca LD 5,994 16.0% -0.4%
GUEST, Marlene BNP 3,906 10.4% 4.5%
THIRLWALL, Peter Ind 2,366 6.3% -
VINES, Cavan UKIP 2,220 5.9% 2.0%

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

Result declared at 03:28 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 Rotherham 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.