Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 Great Britain - Elections contested by Lincolnshire Independents

A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.

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Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Grantham and Stamford HORN, Mark 78,008 67.7% 929 1.8% - 6th
Louth and Horncastle SIMPSON, Daniel 77,650 65.0% 576 1.1% - 6th
Sleaford and North Hykeham OVERTON, Marianne 84,806 70.2% 3,806 6.4% - 4th

Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.

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 was the first election on a new set of constituency boundaries in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The vote share calculations in those countries are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.