Election for the constituency of Upper Bann on 6 May 2010

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

DUP hold by David Simpson with a majority of 3,361 - 8.1% - on a turnout of 55.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SIMPSON, David DUP 14,000 33.8% -3.7%
HAMILTON, Harry Ind 10,639 25.7% -
O'DOWD, John SF 10,237 24.7% 3.8%
KELLY, Dolores SDLP 5,276 12.7% -0.2%
HEADING, Brendan APNI 1,231 3.0% -

An electorate of 74,732, having a valid vote count of 41,383 and an invalid vote count of 298.

Result declared at 01:07 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 Upper Bann was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. 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.