Election for the constituency of South Derbyshire on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative gain from Labour by Heather Wheeler with a majority of 7,128 - 14.1% - on a turnout of 71.4%.

An electorate of 70,608, having a valid vote count of 50,419 and an invalid vote count of 71.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WHEELER, Heather Con 22,935 45.5% 8.1%
EDWARDS, Michael Lab 15,807 31.4% -11.5%
DIOUF, Alexis LD 8,012 15.9% 3.0%
JARVIS, Peter BNP 2,193 4.3% 0.3%
SWABEY, Charles UKIP 1,206 2.4% -
LIVERSUCH, Paul SL 266 0.5% -

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

Result declared at 02:52 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 South Derbyshire 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.