Election for the constituency of Stockport on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Ann Coffey with a majority of 6,784 - 17.3% - on a turnout of 62.2%.

An electorate of 62,879, having a valid vote count of 39,128 and an invalid vote count of 89.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
COFFEY, Ann Lab 16,697 42.7% -9.6%
HOLLAND, Stephen Con 9,913 25.3% 1.8%
BODSWORTH, Stuart LD 9,778 25.0% 3.6%
WARNER, Duncan BNP 1,201 3.1% -
KELLY, Mike UKIP 862 2.2% -0.6%
BARBER, Peter Green 677 1.7% -

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

Result declared at 05:16 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 Stockport 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.