Election for the constituency of Wolverhampton North East on 6 May 2010

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

Labour hold by Emma Reynolds with a majority of 2,484 - 7.1% - on a turnout of 59.2%.

An electorate of 58,931, having a valid vote count of 34,894 and an invalid vote count of 136.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
REYNOLDS, Emma Lab 14,448 41.4% -13.3%
ROOK, Julie Con 11,964 34.3% 4.7%
ROSS, Colin LD 4,711 13.5% 1.9%
PATTEN, Simon BNP 2,296 6.6% -
VALDMANIS, Gordon UKIP 1,138 3.3% -0.8%
BHATOE, Shangara SL 337 1.0% -

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

Result declared at 04:45 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 Wolverhampton North 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.