Election for the constituency of Taunton Deane on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Jeremy Browne with a majority of 3,993 - 6.9% - on a turnout of 70.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BROWNE, Jeremy LD 28,531 49.1% 4.7%
FORMOSA, Mark Con 24,538 42.2% 1.1%
JEVON, Martin Lab 2,967 5.1% -7.0%
MCINTYRE, Tony UKIP 2,114 3.6% 1.2%

An electorate of 82,507, having a valid vote count of 58,150 and an invalid vote count of 84.

Result declared at 02:53 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 Taunton Deane 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.