Election for the constituency of South Down on 6 May 2010

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

SDLP hold by Margaret Ritchie with a majority of 8,412 - 19.8% - on a turnout of 60.2%.

An electorate of 70,784, having a valid vote count of 42,589 and an invalid vote count of 251.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RITCHIE, Margaret SDLP 20,648 48.5% 1.6%
RUANE, Caitriona SF 12,236 28.7% 1.7%
WELLS, Jim DUP 3,645 8.6% -7.6%
MCCALLISTER, John Ind 3,093 7.3% -
MCCONNELL, Ivor TUV 1,506 3.5% -
ENRIGHT, Cadogan Green 901 2.1% -
GRIFFIN, David APNI 560 1.3% -

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

Result declared at 03:06 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 Down was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. 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.