Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 North East, England - Elections contested by Liberal Democrat
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 |
| Berwick-Upon-Tweed | BEITH, Alan | 56,578 | 67.9% | 16,806 | 43.7% | -8.9% | 1st |
| Bishop Auckland | WILKES, Mark | 68,368 | 60.2% | 9,189 | 22.3% | -1.3% | 3rd |
| Blaydon | BRADBURY, Neil | 67,808 | 66.2% | 13,180 | 29.3% | -8.5% | 2nd |
| Blyth Valley | REID, Jeffrey | 62,900 | 61.3% | 10,488 | 27.2% | -3.9% | 2nd |
| City Of Durham | WOODS, Carol | 68,832 | 67.2% | 17,429 | 37.7% | -2.1% | 2nd |
| Darlington | BARKER, Michael | 68,168 | 62.9% | 10,046 | 23.4% | 5.0% | 3rd |
| Easington | SAVILLE, Tara | 63,879 | 54.7% | 5,597 | 16.0% | 3.1% | 2nd |
| Gateshead | HINDLE, Frank | 66,492 | 57.5% | 8,163 | 21.3% | 0.6% | 2nd |
| Hartlepool | CLARK, Reg | 68,927 | 55.5% | 6,533 | 17.1% | -13.3% | 3rd |
| Hexham | DUFFIELD, Andrew | 60,360 | 72.0% | 13,007 | 29.9% | 4.2% | 2nd |
| Houghton and Sunderland South | BOYLE, Chris | 68,729 | 55.3% | 5,292 | 13.9% | -0.6% | 3rd |
| Jarrow | APPLEBY, Tom | 64,350 | 60.3% | 7,163 | 18.5% | -4.0% | 3rd |
| Middlesbrough | FOOTE-WOOD, Chris | 65,148 | 51.4% | 6,662 | 19.9% | 1.2% | 2nd |
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | EMMERSON, Nicholas | 72,666 | 63.6% | 7,340 | 15.9% | 2.1% | 3rd |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne Central | KANE, Gareth | 60,507 | 56.5% | 8,228 | 24.1% | -3.4% | 2nd |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne East | TAYLOR, Wendy | 64,487 | 58.7% | 12,590 | 33.3% | 1.5% | 2nd |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne North | BEADLE, Ronald | 67,110 | 65.5% | 14,536 | 33.1% | 0.1% | 2nd |
| North Durham | LINDLEY, Ian | 67,544 | 60.7% | 8,617 | 21.0% | 1.9% | 3rd |
| North Tyneside | ORD, David | 77,690 | 59.7% | 10,621 | 22.9% | 0.9% | 2nd |
| North West Durham | TEMPLE, Owen | 70,350 | 62.3% | 10,927 | 24.9% | 5.0% | 2nd |
| Redcar | SWALES, Ian | 67,127 | 62.5% | 18,955 | 45.2% | 25.0% | 1st |
| Sedgefield | THOMPSON, Alan | 64,728 | 62.1% | 8,033 | 20.0% | 8.2% | 3rd |
| South Shields | PSALLIDAS, Stephen | 64,084 | 57.0% | 5,189 | 14.2% | -5.0% | 3rd |
| Stockton North | LATHAM, Philip | 66,752 | 59.2% | 6,342 | 16.1% | -2.6% | 3rd |
| Stockton South | BELL, Jacquie | 73,840 | 68.1% | 7,600 | 15.1% | -1.0% | 3rd |
| Sunderland Central | DIXON, Paul | 74,485 | 57.0% | 7,191 | 16.9% | 0.1% | 3rd |
| Tynemouth | APPLEBY, John | 75,680 | 69.6% | 7,845 | 14.9% | -0.2% | 3rd |
| Wansbeck | REED, Simon | 61,782 | 61.9% | 10,517 | 27.5% | 1.0% | 2nd |
| Washington and Sunderland West | ANDRAS, Peter | 68,910 | 54.2% | 6,382 | 17.1% | 0.9% | 3rd |
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.