Election for the constituency of Walsall South on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Valerie Vaz with a majority of 1,755 - 4.3% - on a turnout of 63.5%.

An electorate of 64,387, having a valid vote count of 40,882 and an invalid vote count of 254.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
VAZ, Valerie Lab 16,211 39.7% -9.5%
HUNT, Richard Con 14,456 35.4% 6.9%
SINHA, Murli LD 5,880 14.4% 4.6%
BENNETT, Derek UKIP 3,449 8.4% 3.6%
KHAN, Gulzaman CHP 482 1.2% -
MULIA, Mohammed Ind 404 1.0% -

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

Result declared at 04:29 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 Walsall South 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.