Election for the constituency of Walthamstow on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Stella Creasy with a majority of 9,478 - 23.1% - on a turnout of 63.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CREASY, Stella Lab / Co-op 21,252 51.8% 1.5%
AHMED, Farid LD 11,774 28.7% 1.6%
HEMSTED, Andy Con 5,734 14.0% -4.2%
CHISHOLM-BENLI, Judith UKIP 823 2.0% -0.3%
PERRETT, Daniel Green 767 1.9% -
TAAFFE, Nancy TUSC 279 0.7% -
MALL, Ashar CHP 248 0.6% -
WARBURTON, Paul Ind 117 0.3% -

An electorate of 64,625, having a valid vote count of 40,994 and an invalid vote count of 303.

Result declared at 07:45 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 Walthamstow 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.