Election for the constituency of Telford on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by David Wright with a majority of 978 - 2.4% - on a turnout of 63.5%.

An electorate of 65,061, having a valid vote count of 41,310 and an invalid vote count of 69.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WRIGHT, David Lab 15,974 38.7% -9.5%
BIGGINS, Tom Con 14,996 36.3% 3.2%
BENNION, Phillip LD 6,399 15.5% 1.4%
ALLEN, Denis UKIP 2,428 5.9% 1.2%
SPENCER, Phil BNP 1,513 3.7% -

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

Result declared at 01:35 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 Telford 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.