Marginal constituencies in the 2010 United Kingdom general election
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This is a list of marginal seats in the United Kingdom after the results in the 2010 general election.[1]
Most marginal constituencies
Ten most marginal seats (by majority) from the 2010 general election.
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | First place party | Second place party | Majority | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | Sinn Féin | Independent | 4 | 0.0% | ||
| 2 | Hampstead and Kilburn | Glenda Jackson | Labour | Conservative | 42 | 0.1% | ||
| 3 | North Warwickshire | Dan Byles | Conservative | Labour | 54 | 0.1% | ||
| 4 | Camborne and Redruth | George Eustice | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | 66 | 0.2% | ||
| 5 | Bolton West | Julie Hilling | Labour | Conservative | 92 | 0.2% | ||
| 5 | Thurrock | Jackie Doyle-Price | Conservative | Labour | 92 | 0.2% | ||
| 7 | Oldham East and Saddleworth* | Phil Woolas | Labour | Liberal Democrats | 103 | 0.2% | ||
| 8 | Hendon | Matthew Offord | Conservative | Labour | 106 | 0.2% | ||
| 9 | Sheffield Central | Paul Blomfield | Labour | Liberal Democrats | 165 | 0.4% | ||
| 10 | Solihull | Lorely Burt | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | 175 | 0.3% | ||
Conservative marginals
Conservative - Labour marginals
| Conservative | Labour |
Constituencies where the Conservative Party holds a marginal lead over the Labour Party:
Conservative - Liberal Democrat marginals
| Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
Constituencies where the Conservative Party holds a marginal lead over the Liberal Democrats:
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camborne and Redruth | George Eustice | 66 | 0.2% |
| 2 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Nicola Blackwood | 176 | 0.3% |
| 3 | Truro and Falmouth | Sarah Newton | 435 | 0.9% |
| 4 | Newton Abbot | Anne Marie Morris | 523 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Andrew Jones | 1,039 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Montgomeryshire | Glyn Davies | 1,184 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Watford | Richard Harrington | 1,425 | 2.6% |
| 8 | St Albans | Anne Main | 2,305 | 4.4% |
| 9 | Hereford and South Herefordshire | Jesse Norman | 2,481 | 5.1% |
| 10 | Weston-super-Mare | John Penrose | 2,691 | 5.1% |
| 11 | Torridge and West Devon | Geoffrey Cox | 2,957 | 5.4% |
| 12 | Winchester | Steve Brine | 3,048 | 5.4% |
| 13 | South East Cornwall | Sheryll Murray | 3,220 | 6.5% |
| 14 | Bristol North West | Charlotte Leslie | 3,274 | 6.5% |
| 15 | York Outer | Julian Sturdy | 3,688 | 6.9% |
| 16 | West Dorset | Oliver Letwin | 3,923 | 6.8% |
| 17 | Richmond Park | Zac Goldsmith | 4,091 | 6.9% |
| 18 | Romsey and Southampton North | Caroline Nokes | 4,156 | 8.5% |
| 19 | Colne Valley | Jason McCartney | 4,837 | 8.7% |
| 20 | Totnes | Sarah Wollaston | 4,927 | 10.3% |
Other Conservative marginals
Constituencies where the Conservative Party holds a marginal lead over another party:
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyre Forest | Mark Garnier | Conservative | Health Concern | 2,643 | 5.2% | ||
Liberal Democrat marginals
Source:[1]
Liberal Democrat - Conservative marginals
| Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
Constituencies where the Liberal Democrats holds a marginal lead over the Conservative Party:
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | Lorely Burt | 175 | 0.3% |
| 2 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Annette Brooke | 269 | 0.6% |
| 3 | Wells | Tessa Munt | 800 | 1.4% |
| 4 | St Austell and Newquay | Stephen Gilbert | 1,312 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Sutton and Cheam | Paul Burstow | 1,608 | 3.3% |
| 6 | St Ives | Andrew George | 1,719 | 3.7% |
| 7 | Somerton and Frome | David Heath | 1,817 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Chippenham | Duncan Hames | 2,470 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Alan Beith | 2,690 | 7.0% |
| 10 | North Cornwall | Dan Rogerson | 2,981 | 6.4% |
| 11 | Cheadle | Mark Hunter | 3,272 | 6.2% |
| 12 | Argyll and Bute | Alan Reid | 3,431 | 7.6% |
| 13 | Eastbourne | Stephen Lloyd | 3,435 | 6.6% |
| 14 | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Robert Smith | 3,684 | 8.2% |
| 15 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Roger Williams | 3,747 | 9.6% |
| 16 | Eastleigh | Chris Huhne | 3,864 | 7.2% |
| 17 | Taunton Deane | Jeremy Browne | 3,993 | 6.9% |
| 18 | Torbay | Adrian Sanders | 4,078 | 8.3% |
| 19 | Cheltenham | Martin Horwood | 4,920 | 9.3% |
Liberal Democrat - Labour marginals
| Liberal Democrats | Labour |
Constituencies where the Liberal Democrats holds a marginal lead over the Labour Party:
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich South | Simon Wright | 310 | 0.7% |
| 2 | Bradford East | David Ward | 365 | 0.9% |
| 3 | Brent Central | Sarah Teather | 1,345 | 3.0% |
| 4 | Burnley | Gordon Birtwistle | 1,818 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Manchester Withington | John Leech | 1,894 | 4.2% |
| 6 | East Dunbartonshire | Jo Swinson | 2,184 | 4.6% |
| 7 | Birmingham Yardley | John Hemming | 3,002 | 7.3% |
| 8 | Edinburgh West | Mike Crockart | 3,803 | 8.2% |
| 9 | Cardiff Central | Jenny Willott | 4,576 | 12.7% |
| 10 | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | John Thurso | 4,826 | 16.8% |
Labour marginals
Labour - Conservative marginals
Source:[1]
| Labour | Conservative |
Constituencies where the Labour Party holds a marginal lead over the Conservative Party:
Labour - Liberal Democrat marginals
Source:[1]
| Labour | Liberal Democrats |
Constituencies where the Labour Party holds a marginal lead over the Liberal Democrats:
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham East and Saddleworth* | Phil Woolas | 103 | 0.2% |
| 2 | Sheffield Central | Paul Blomfield | 165 | 0.4% |
| 3 | Ashfield | Gloria De Piero | 192 | 0.4% |
| 4 | Edinburgh South | Ian Murray | 316 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Swansea West | Geraint Davies | 504 | 1.4% |
| 6 | Chesterfield | Toby Perkins | 549 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Kingston upon Hull North | Diana Johnson | 641 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Rochdale | Simon Danczuk | 889 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Newport East | Jessica Morden | 1,650 | 4.8% |
| 10 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Mark Lazarowicz | 1,724 | 3.6% |
| 11 | Pontypridd | Owen Smith | 2,785 | 7.6% |
| 12 | City of Durham | Roberta Blackman-Woods | 3,067 | 6.6% |
| 13 | Streatham | Chuka Umunna | 3,259 | 7.0% |
| 14 | Newcastle upon Tyne NortH | Catherine McKinnell | 3,414 | 7.8% |
| 15 | Aberdeen South | Anne Begg | 3,506 | 8.1% |
| 16 | Islington South and Finsbury | Emily Thornberry | 3,569 | 8.2% |
| 17 | Wrexham | Ian Lucas | 3,658 | 11.1% |
| 18 | Glasgow North | Ann McKechin | 3,898 | 13.2% |
| 19 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Dai Havard | 4,056 | 12.6% |
| 20 | Newcastle upon Tyne East | Nick Brown | 4,453 | 11.8% |
| 21 | Oxford East | Andrew Smith | 4,581 | 8.9% |
| 22 | Bristol South | Dawn Primarolo | 4,734 | 9.8% |
Other Labour marginals
Constituencies where the Labour Party holds a marginal lead over another party:
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ynys Môn | Albert Owen | Labour | Plaid Cymru | 2,461 | 7.1% |
| 2 | Birmingham Hall Green | Roger Godsiff | Labour | Respect | 3,799 | 7.8% |
| 3 | Llanelli | Nia Griffith | Labour | Plaid Cymru | 4,701 | 12.5% |
Other Parties
Other Parties marginal seats by majority:
Alliance Party
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast East | Naomi Long | Alliance | DUP | 1,533 | 4.4% |
Democratic Unionist Party
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Antrim | William McCrea | DUP | UCU | 1,183 | 3.5% |
| Belfast North | Nigel Dodds | DUP | Sinn Féin | 2,224 | 6.0% |
| Upper Bann | David Simpson | DUP | UCU | 3,361 | 8.1% |
Green Party
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Pavilion | Caroline Lucas | Green | Labour | 1,252 | 2.4% |
Plaid Cymru
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfon | Hywel Williams | Plaid Cymru | Labour | 1,455 | 5.6% |
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Jonathan Edwards | Plaid Cymru | Labour | 3,481 | 9.2% |
Social Democratic Labour Party
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foyle | Mark Durkan | SDLP | Sinn Féin | 4,824 | 12.7% |
Sinn Fein
| Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Michelle Gildernew | Sinn Féin | Independent | 4 | 0.0% |
Scottish National Party
| Rank | Constituency | MP Elected | First Party | Second Party | Majority | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee East | Stewart Hosie | SNP | Labour | 1,821 | 4.5% | ||
| 2 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Angus MacNeil | SNP | Labour | 1,885 | 12.8% | ||
| 3 | Angus | Mike Weir | SNP | Conservative | 3,282 | 8.6% | ||
| 4 | Banff and Buchan | Eilidh Whiteford | SNP | Conservative | 4,027 | 10.5% | ||
| 5 | Perth and North Perthshire | Pete Wishart | SNP | Conservative | 4,379 | 9.1% | ||
See also
- Marginal constituencies in the 2005 United Kingdom general election
- List of marginal seats before the 2015 United Kingdom general election
- List of marginal seats before the 2017 United Kingdom general election
- List of marginal seats before the 2019 United Kingdom general election
- List of marginal seats before the 2024 United Kingdom general election