Election for the constituency of St Austell and Newquay on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Stephen Gilbert with a majority of 1,312 - 2.8% - on a turnout of 62.7%.

An electorate of 75,284, having a valid vote count of 47,238 and an invalid vote count of 63.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
GILBERT, Stephen LD 20,189 42.7% -4.5%
RIGHTON, Caroline Con 18,877 40.0% 5.1%
JAMESON, Lee Lab 3,386 7.2% -6.6%
COLE, Dick MK 2,007 4.2% -
MEDWAY, Clive UKIP 1,757 3.7% -0.4%
FITTON, James BNP 1,022 2.2% -

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

Result declared at 06:14 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 St Austell and Newquay 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.