Election for the constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Jonathan Reynolds with a majority of 2,744 - 6.7% - on a turnout of 59.2%.

An electorate of 69,081, having a valid vote count of 40,879 and an invalid vote count of 155.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
REYNOLDS, Jonathan Lab / Co-op 16,189 39.6% -10.1%
ADLARD, Rob Con 13,445 32.9% 6.8%
POTTER, John LD 6,965 17.0% 1.4%
JONES, Anthony BNP 2,259 5.5% 1.6%
COOKE, John UKIP 1,342 3.3% 1.6%
BERGAN, Ruth Green 679 1.7% -1.4%

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

Result declared at 06:13 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 Stalybridge and Hyde 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.