Election for the constituency of Thirsk and Malton on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Anne McIntosh with a majority of 11,281 - 29.6% - on a turnout of 49.9%.

An electorate of 76,416, having a valid vote count of 38,142 and an invalid vote count of 73.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MCINTOSH, Anne Con 20,167 52.9% 1.0%
KEAL, Howard LD 8,886 23.3% 4.5%
ROBERTS, Johnathan Lab 5,169 13.6% -9.8%
HORTON, Toby UKIP 2,502 6.6% 3.5%
CLARK, John Lib 1,418 3.7% -

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

Result declared at 00:00 on 28 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 Thirsk and Malton 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.