Election for the constituency of West Bromwich East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Tom Watson with a majority of 6,696 - 17.6% - on a turnout of 60.6%.

An electorate of 62,668, having a valid vote count of 37,950 and an invalid vote count of 139.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WATSON, Tom Lab 17,657 46.5% -9.2%
THOMPSON, Alistair Con 10,961 28.9% 6.1%
GARRETT, Ian LD 4,993 13.2% 0.8%
LEWIN, Terry BNP 2,205 5.8% -0.6%
COWLES, Mark ED 1,150 3.0% -
GREY, Steven UKIP 984 2.6% 0.9%

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

Result declared at 04:08 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 West Bromwich East 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.