Election for the constituency of Sheffield Central on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Paul Blomfield with a majority of 165 - 0.4% - on a turnout of 61.4%.

An electorate of 67,554, having a valid vote count of 41,468 and an invalid vote count of 141.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BLOMFIELD, Paul Lab 17,138 41.3% -5.2%
SCRIVEN, Paul LD 16,973 40.9% 9.5%
LEE, Andrew Con 4,206 10.1% 1.0%
CREASY, Jillian Green 1,556 3.8% -2.0%
SMITH, Tracey BNP 903 2.2% 0.6%
SHAW, Jeffrey UKIP 652 1.6% -0.1%
RODGERS, Rod Ind 40 0.1% -

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

Result declared at 07:00 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 Sheffield Central 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.