Election for the constituency of Tynemouth on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Alan Campbell with a majority of 5,739 - 10.9% - on a turnout of 69.6%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CAMPBELL, Alan Lab 23,860 45.3% -3.0%
MORTON, Wendy Con 18,121 34.4% -2.2%
APPLEBY, John LD 7,845 14.9% -0.2%
BROOKE, Dorothy BNP 1,404 2.7% -
PAYNE, Natasha UKIP 900 1.7% -
ERSKINE, Julia Green 538 1.0% -

An electorate of 75,680, having a valid vote count of 52,668 and an invalid vote count of 88.

Result declared at 06:19 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 Tynemouth 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.