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Election for the constituency of West Ham on 6 May 2010.

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

Labour hold by Lyn Brown with a majority of 22,534 - 48.0% - on a turnout of 55.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BROWN, Lyn Lab 29,422 62.7% 10.9%
MORRIS, Virginia Con 6,888 14.7% 2.6%
PIERCE, Martin LD 5,392 11.5% 1.3%
GAIN, Stan CPA 1,327 2.8% -
MALIK, Kamran Ind 1,245 2.7% -
DAVIDSON, Michael NF 1,089 2.3% -
GANDY, Kim UKIP 766 1.6% 0.6%
LITHGOW, Jane Green 645 1.4% -1.6%
AGBOGUN-TOKO, Grace Ind 177 0.4% -

An electorate of 85,313, having a valid vote count of 46,951 and an invalid vote count of 507.

Result declared at 09:11 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 Ham 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 calculated from notional results.