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

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

Conservative hold by Matthew Hancock with a majority of 13,050 - 27.1% - on a turnout of 64.7%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
HANCOCK, Matthew Con 24,312 50.6% 1.7%
BROOKS-GORDON, Belinda LD 11,262 23.4% 6.2%
AHMED, Abul Lab 7,089 14.7% -14.2%
SMITH, Ian UKIP 3,085 6.4% 1.5%
JOHNS, Ramon BNP 1,428 3.0% -
APPLEBY, Andrew Ind 540 1.1% -
YOUNG, Colin CPA 373 0.8% -

An electorate of 74,374, having a valid vote count of 48,089 and an invalid vote count of 81.

Result declared at 02:58 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 Suffolk 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.