Election for the constituency of Yeovil on 6 May 2010

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

Liberal Democrats hold by David Laws with a majority of 13,036 - 22.8% - on a turnout of 69.4%.

An electorate of 82,314, having a valid vote count of 57,160 and an invalid vote count of 81.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LAWS, David LD 31,843 55.7% 4.2%
DAVIS, Kevin Con 18,807 32.9% -1.2%
SKEVINGTON, Lee Lab 2,991 5.2% -5.3%
PEARSON, Nigel UKIP 2,357 4.1% 0.3%
BAEHR, Robert BNP 1,162 2.0% -

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

Result declared at 01:36 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 Yeovil 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.