Election for the constituency of Sedgefield on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Phil Wilson with a majority of 8,696 - 21.6% - on a turnout of 62.1%.

An electorate of 64,728, having a valid vote count of 40,222 and an invalid vote count of 76.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WILSON, Phil Lab 18,141 45.1% -13.9%
MAHAPATRA, Neil Con 9,445 23.5% 9.3%
THOMPSON, Alan LD 8,033 20.0% 8.2%
WALKER, Mark BNP 2,075 5.2% -
GREGORY, Brian UKIP 1,479 3.7% 2.1%
GITTINS, Paul Ind 1,049 2.6% -

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

Result declared at 01:19 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 Sedgefield 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.