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Election for the constituency of Salford and Eccles on 6 May 2010.

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

Labour hold by Hazel Blears with a majority of 5,725 - 13.8% - on a turnout of 55.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BLEARS, Hazel Lab 16,655 40.1% -15.3%
OWEN, Norman LD 10,930 26.3% 3.5%
SEPHTON, Matthew Con 8,497 20.5% 3.6%
WINGFIELD, Tina BNP 2,632 6.3% -
O'DWYER, Duran UKIP 1,084 2.6% -2.3%
HENRY, David TUSC 730 1.8% -
MORRIS, Steve ED 621 1.5% -
CARVATH, Richard Ind 384 0.9% -

An electorate of 75,483, having a valid vote count of 41,533 and an invalid vote count of 169.

Result declared at 05:07 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 Salford and Eccles 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 calculated from notional results.