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2010 general election

London: 2010 general election results

How London voted at the 2010 general election: Labour won 38 of 73 seats with 36.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.

London: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Labour38−61,245,62536.6%−2.373
Conservative28+71,174,47734.5%+2.673
Liberal Democrats7−1751,61322.1%+0.273
UK Independence Party0new59,4521.8%—60
Green0new54,3161.6%—73
British National Party0new52,0951.5%—34
Respect Party0new17,3680.5%—5
38 other parties and independents46,3221.3%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in London.

Barking: Lab (Margaret Hodge), majority 36.5%Battersea: Con (Jane Ellison), majority 12.3% — Con gain from LabBeckenham: Con (Bob Stewart), majority 37.3%Bermondsey and Old Southwark: LD (Simon Hughes), majority 19.1%Bethnal Green and Bow: Lab (Rushanara Ali), majority 22.8% — Lab gain from ResBexleyheath and Crayford: Con (David Evennett), majority 24.0%Brent Central: LD (Sarah Teather), majority 3.0% — LD gain from LabBrent North: Lab (Barry Gardiner), majority 15.4%Brentford and Isleworth: Con (Mary Macleod), majority 3.6% — Con gain from LabBromley and Chislehurst: Con (Bob Neill), majority 31.6%Camberwell and Peckham: Lab (Harriet Harman), majority 36.8%Carshalton and Wallington: LD (Tom Brake), majority 11.5%Chelsea and Fulham: Con (Greg Hands), majority 42.0%Chingford and Woodford Green: Con (Iain Duncan Smith), majority 30.1%Chipping Barnet: Con (Theresa Villiers), majority 23.6%Cities of London and Westminster: Con (Mark Field), majority 30.0%Croydon Central: Con (Gavin Barwell), majority 5.8% — Con gain from LabCroydon North: Lab (Malcolm Wicks), majority 31.9%Croydon South: Con (Richard Ottaway), majority 28.1%Dagenham and Rainham: Lab (Jon Cruddas), majority 6.0%Dulwich and West Norwood: Lab (Tessa Jowell), majority 19.4%Ealing Central and Acton: Con (Angie Bray), majority 7.9% — Con gain from LabEaling North: Lab (Stephen Pound), majority 19.5%Ealing, Southall: Lab (Virendra Sharma), majority 21.7%East Ham: Lab (Stephen Timms), majority 55.2%Edmonton: Lab (Andy Love), majority 23.8%Eltham: Lab (Clive Efford), majority 4.0%Enfield North: Con (Nick de Bois), majority 3.8%Enfield, Southgate: Con (David Burrowes), majority 17.2%Erith and Thamesmead: Lab (Teresa Pearce), majority 13.4%Feltham and Heston: Lab (Alan Keen), majority 9.6%Finchley and Golders Green: Con (Mike Freer), majority 12.3%Greenwich and Woolwich: Lab (Nick Raynsford), majority 24.7%Hackney North and Stoke Newington: Lab (Diane Abbott), majority 31.1%Hackney South and Shoreditch: Lab (Meg Hillier), majority 33.3%Hammersmith: Lab (Andy Slaughter), majority 7.5%Hampstead and Kilburn: Lab (Glenda Jackson), majority 0.1%Harrow East: Con (Bob Blackman), majority 7.1% — Con gain from LabHarrow West: Lab (Gareth Thomas), majority 6.8%Hayes and Harlington: Lab (John McDonnell), majority 25.4%Hendon: Con (Matthew Offord), majority 0.2% — Con gain from LabHolborn and St Pancras: Lab (Frank Dobson), majority 18.2%Hornchurch and Upminster: Con (Angela Watkinson), majority 30.7%Hornsey and Wood Green: LD (Lynne Featherstone), majority 12.5%Ilford North: Con (Lee Scott), majority 11.5%Ilford South: Lab (Mike Gapes), majority 22.1%Islington North: Lab (Jeremy Corbyn), majority 27.8%Islington South and Finsbury: Lab (Emily Thornberry), majority 8.2%Kensington: Con (Malcolm Rifkind), majority 24.5%Kingston and Surbiton: LD (Edward Davey), majority 13.2%Lewisham East: Lab (Heidi Alexander), majority 14.9%Lewisham West and Penge: Lab (Jim Dowd), majority 12.9%Lewisham, Deptford: Lab (Joan Ruddock), majority 30.3%Leyton and Wanstead: Lab (John Cryer), majority 16.0%Mitcham and Morden: Lab (Siobhain McDonagh), majority 31.2%Old Bexley and Sidcup: Con (James Brokenshire), majority 34.9%Orpington: Con (Jo Johnson), majority 35.2%Poplar and Limehouse: Lab (Jim Fitzpatrick), majority 12.9%Putney: Con (Justine Greening), majority 24.7%Richmond Park: Con (Zac Goldsmith), majority 6.9% — Con gain from LDRomford: Con (Andrew Rosindell), majority 36.5%Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner: Con (Nick Hurd), majority 38.0%Streatham: Lab (Chuka Umunna), majority 7.0%Sutton and Cheam: LD (Paul Burstow), majority 3.3%Tooting: Lab (Sadiq Khan), majority 5.0%Tottenham: Lab (David Lammy), majority 41.6%Twickenham: LD (Vincent Cable), majority 20.3%Uxbridge and South Ruislip: Con (John Randall), majority 24.9%Vauxhall: Lab (Kate Hoey), majority 24.7%Walthamstow: Lab (Stella Creasy), majority 23.1%West Ham: Lab (Lyn Brown), majority 48.0%Westminster North: Lab (Karen Buck), majority 5.4%Wimbledon: Con (Stephen Hammond), majority 24.1%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
BarkingLab Margaret Hodge16,55536.561.4%Lab hold
BatterseaCon Jane Ellison5,97712.365.7%Con gain from Lab
BeckenhamCon Bob Stewart17,78437.372.0%Con hold
Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLD Simon Hughes8,53019.157.5%LD hold
Bethnal Green and BowLab Rushanara Ali11,57422.862.4%Lab gain from Res
Bexleyheath and CrayfordCon David Evennett10,34424.066.4%Con hold
Brent CentralLD Sarah Teather1,3453.061.2%LD gain from Lab
Brent NorthLab Barry Gardiner8,02815.462.3%Lab hold
Brentford and IsleworthCon Mary Macleod1,9583.664.4%Con gain from Lab
Bromley and ChislehurstCon Bob Neill13,90031.667.3%Con hold
Camberwell and PeckhamLab Harriet Harman17,18736.859.3%Lab hold
Carshalton and WallingtonLD Tom Brake5,26011.569.0%LD hold
Chelsea and FulhamCon Greg Hands16,72242.060.2%Con hold
Chingford and Woodford GreenCon Iain Duncan Smith12,96330.166.5%Con hold
Chipping BarnetCon Theresa Villiers11,92723.667.4%Con hold
Cities of London and WestminsterCon Mark Field11,07630.055.2%Con hold
Croydon CentralCon Gavin Barwell2,8795.865.1%Con gain from Lab
Croydon NorthLab Malcolm Wicks16,48131.960.6%Lab hold
Croydon SouthCon Richard Ottaway15,81828.169.3%Con hold
Dagenham and RainhamLab Jon Cruddas2,6306.063.4%Lab hold
Dulwich and West NorwoodLab Tessa Jowell9,36519.466.2%Lab hold
Ealing Central and ActonCon Angie Bray3,7167.967.2%Con gain from Lab
Ealing NorthLab Stephen Pound9,30119.565.2%Lab hold
Ealing, SouthallLab Virendra Sharma9,29121.763.8%Lab hold
East HamLab Stephen Timms27,82655.255.6%Lab hold
EdmontonLab Andy Love9,61323.863.2%Lab hold
ElthamLab Clive Efford1,6634.067.0%Lab hold
Enfield NorthCon Nick de Bois1,6923.867.1%Con hold
Enfield, SouthgateCon David Burrowes7,62617.269.1%Con hold
Erith and ThamesmeadLab Teresa Pearce5,70313.460.8%Lab hold
Feltham and HestonLab Alan Keen4,6589.659.9%Lab hold
Finchley and Golders GreenCon Mike Freer5,80912.366.7%Con hold
Greenwich and WoolwichLab Nick Raynsford10,15324.762.9%Lab hold
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLab Diane Abbott14,46131.162.9%Lab hold
Hackney South and ShoreditchLab Meg Hillier14,28833.358.8%Lab hold
HammersmithLab Andy Slaughter3,5497.565.6%Lab hold
Hampstead and KilburnLab Glenda Jackson420.165.7%Lab hold
Harrow EastCon Bob Blackman3,4037.168.1%Con gain from Lab
Harrow WestLab Gareth Thomas3,1436.867.3%Lab hold
Hayes and HarlingtonLab John McDonnell10,82425.460.7%Lab hold
HendonCon Matthew Offord1060.263.6%Con gain from Lab
Holborn and St PancrasLab Frank Dobson9,94218.263.1%Lab hold
Hornchurch and UpminsterCon Angela Watkinson16,37130.768.0%Con hold
Hornsey and Wood GreenLD Lynne Featherstone6,87512.569.9%LD hold
Ilford NorthCon Lee Scott5,40411.565.0%Con hold
Ilford SouthLab Mike Gapes11,28722.159.4%Lab hold
Islington NorthLab Jeremy Corbyn12,40127.865.4%Lab hold
Islington South and FinsburyLab Emily Thornberry3,5698.264.4%Lab hold
KensingtonCon Malcolm Rifkind8,61624.553.3%Con hold
Kingston and SurbitonLD Edward Davey7,56013.270.4%LD hold
Lewisham EastLab Heidi Alexander6,21614.963.3%Lab hold
Lewisham West and PengeLab Jim Dowd5,82812.965.2%Lab hold
Lewisham, DeptfordLab Joan Ruddock12,49930.361.5%Lab hold
Leyton and WansteadLab John Cryer6,41616.063.2%Lab hold
Mitcham and MordenLab Siobhain McDonagh13,66631.266.4%Lab hold
Old Bexley and SidcupCon James Brokenshire15,85734.969.2%Con hold
OrpingtonCon Jo Johnson17,20035.272.2%Con hold
Poplar and LimehouseLab Jim Fitzpatrick6,03012.962.3%Lab hold
PutneyCon Justine Greening10,05324.764.4%Con hold
Richmond ParkCon Zac Goldsmith4,0916.976.2%Con gain from LD
RomfordCon Andrew Rosindell16,95436.565.2%Con hold
Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerCon Nick Hurd19,06038.070.8%Con hold
StreathamLab Chuka Umunna3,2597.062.8%Lab hold
Sutton and CheamLD Paul Burstow1,6083.372.8%LD hold
TootingLab Sadiq Khan2,5245.068.6%Lab hold
TottenhamLab David Lammy16,93141.659.1%Lab hold
TwickenhamLD Vincent Cable12,14020.374.1%LD hold
Uxbridge and South RuislipCon John Randall11,21624.963.3%Con hold
VauxhallLab Kate Hoey10,65124.757.7%Lab hold
WalthamstowLab Stella Creasy9,47823.163.4%Lab hold
West HamLab Lyn Brown22,53448.055.0%Lab hold
Westminster NorthLab Karen Buck2,1265.459.3%Lab hold
WimbledonCon Stephen Hammond11,40824.172.1%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in London at the 2010 general election?

Labour won 38 of the 73 seats in London, with 36.6% of the vote.

How many seats were there in London in 2010?

73 constituencies.

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