Election for the constituency of The Cotswolds on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown with a majority of 12,864 - 23.5% - on a turnout of 71.5%.

An electorate of 76,729, having a valid vote count of 54,832 and an invalid vote count of 71.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CLIFTON-BROWN, Geoffrey Con 29,075 53.0% 3.7%
COLLINS, Mike LD 16,211 29.6% 1.5%
DEMPSEY, Mark Lab 5,886 10.7% -7.9%
BLAKE, Adrian UKIP 2,292 4.2% 1.0%
LISTER, Kevin Green 940 1.7% -
STEEL, Alex Ind 428 0.8% -

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

Result declared at 04:02 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 The Cotswolds 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.