Election for the constituency of Shipley on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Philip Davies with a majority of 9,944 - 20.1% - on a turnout of 73.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DAVIES, Philip Con 24,002 48.6% 9.7%
HINCHCLIFFE, Susan Lab 14,058 28.4% -9.4%
HARRIS, John LD 9,890 20.0% 4.8%
WARNES, Kevin Green 1,477 3.0% -0.4%

An electorate of 67,689, having a valid vote count of 49,427 and an invalid vote count of 173.

Result declared at 05:31 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 Shipley 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.