UK general elections › 2010 › Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Bermondsey and Old Southwark — 2010
Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 21,590 votes— 48.4% of 44,651 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −1.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 44,651
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 21,590 | −1.6 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Valerie Shawcross | Labour Party | 13,060 | — | ||
| 3 | Loanna Morrison | Conservative Party | 7,638 | — | ||
| 4 | Stephen Tyler | British National Party | 1,370 | — | ||
| 5 | Amanda Chance | Green Party | 718 | — | ||
| 6 | Alan Kirkby | Independent | 155 | — | ||
| 7 | Steve Freeman | Independent | 120 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.