Election for the constituency of Sheffield South East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Clive Betts with a majority of 10,505 - 25.4% - on a turnout of 61.7%.

An electorate of 67,068, having a valid vote count of 41,408 and an invalid vote count of 139.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BETTS, Clive Lab 20,169 48.7% -11.6%
SMITH, Gail LD 9,664 23.3% 6.4%
BONSON, Nigel Con 7,202 17.4% 3.0%
HARTIGAN, Christopher BNP 2,345 5.7% 1.6%
ARNOTT, Jonathan UKIP 1,889 4.6% 0.2%
ANDREW, Steve Comm 139 0.3% -

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

Result declared at 05:14 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 South East 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.