Election for the constituency of St Helens South and Whiston on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Shaun Woodward with a majority of 14,122 - 30.6% - on a turnout of 59.1%.

An electorate of 77,975, having a valid vote count of 46,081 and an invalid vote count of 218.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WOODWARD, Shaun Lab 24,364 52.9% -2.7%
SPENCER, Brian LD 10,242 22.2% -6.6%
ALLEN, Val Con 8,209 17.8% 5.7%
WINSTANLEY, James BNP 2,040 4.4% -
SUMNER, John UKIP 1,226 2.7% 0.8%

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

Result declared at 05:25 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 Helens South and Whiston 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.