Election for the constituency of Vale Of Clwyd on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Chris Ruane with a majority of 2,509 - 7.1% - on a turnout of 63.7%.

An electorate of 55,781, having a valid vote count of 35,534 and an invalid vote count of 55.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RUANE, Chris Lab 15,017 42.3% -3.6%
WRIGHT, Matt Con 12,508 35.2% 3.5%
PENLINGTON, Paul LD 4,472 12.6% 0.7%
WYN-JONES, Caryl PC 2,068 5.8% -1.4%
SI'REE, Ian BNP 827 2.3% -
TURNER, Tom UKIP 515 1.4% 0.3%
BUTLER, Mike AGS 127 0.4% -

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

Result declared at 01:23 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 Vale Of Clwyd was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Wales. 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.