Election for the constituency of Spelthorne on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Kwasi Kwarteng with a majority of 10,019 - 21.2% - on a turnout of 67.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KWARTENG, Kwasi Con 22,261 47.1% -3.4%
CHAPMAN, Mark LD 12,242 25.9% 8.8%
TYLER-MOORE, Adam Lab 7,789 16.5% -10.8%
BROWNE, Chris UKIP 4,009 8.5% 3.9%
SWINGLEHURST, Ian Ind 314 0.7% -
LITTLEWOOD, Rod Best 244 0.5% -
COUCHMAN, Paul TUSC 176 0.4% -
GORE, John CIP 167 0.4% -
LEON-SMITH, Grahame IFED 102 0.2% -

An electorate of 70,479, having a valid vote count of 47,304 and an invalid vote count of 92.

Result declared at 02:53 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 Spelthorne 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.