Election for the constituency of Tewkesbury on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Laurence Robertson with a majority of 6,310 - 11.7% - on a turnout of 70.4%.

An electorate of 76,655, having a valid vote count of 53,961 and an invalid vote count of 90.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ROBERTSON, Laurence Con 25,472 47.2% -1.0%
CAMERON, Alistair LD 19,162 35.5% 7.1%
EMMERSON, Stuart Lab 6,253 11.6% -8.7%
JONES, Brian UKIP 2,230 4.1% -
SIDFORD, Matthew Green 525 1.0% -2.2%
RIDGEON, George MRLP 319 0.6% -

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

Result declared at 04:45 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 Tewkesbury 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.