Election for the constituency of Sutton Coldfield on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Andrew Mitchell with a majority of 17,005 - 33.6% - on a turnout of 67.9%.

An electorate of 74,489, having a valid vote count of 50,589 and an invalid vote count of 96.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MITCHELL, Andrew Con 27,303 54.0% 1.4%
POCOCK, Rob Lab 10,298 20.4% -5.5%
BRIGHTON, Richard LD 9,117 18.0% 1.4%
GRIERSON, Robert BNP 1,749 3.5% -
SIDDALL-JONES, Edward UKIP 1,587 3.1% -1.8%
ROONEY, Joe Green 535 1.1% -

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

Result declared at 03:00 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 Sutton Coldfield 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.