Election for the constituency of South Holland and The Deepings on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by John Hayes with a majority of 21,880 - 43.6% - on a turnout of 65.8%.

An electorate of 76,243, having a valid vote count of 50,188 and an invalid vote count of 52.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HAYES, John Con 29,639 59.1% 2.1%
CONROY, Jenny LD 7,759 15.5% 2.6%
GOULD, Gareth Lab 7,024 14.0% -10.5%
FAIRMAN, Richard UKIP 3,246 6.5% 2.5%
HARBAN, Roy BNP 1,796 3.6% -
BAXTER, Ashley Green 724 1.4% -

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

Result declared at 03:53 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 Holland and The Deepings 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.