Election for the constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Daniel Kawczynski with a majority of 7,944 - 15.0% - on a turnout of 70.3%.

An electorate of 75,446, having a valid vote count of 53,045 and an invalid vote count of 73.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KAWCZYNSKI, Daniel Con 23,313 43.9% 6.3%
WEST, Charles LD 15,369 29.0% 6.1%
TANDY, Jon Lab 10,915 20.6% -13.5%
LEWIS, Peter UKIP 1,627 3.1% 0.4%
WHITTALL, James BNP 1,168 2.2% -
WHITTAKER, Alan Green 565 1.1% -1.2%
GOLLINS, James Impact 88 0.2% -

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

Result declared at 03:52 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 Shrewsbury and Atcham 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.