UK general elections › 2010 › Birmingham, Yardley
Birmingham, Yardley — 2010
John Hemming (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 16,162 votes— 39.6% of 40,850 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. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 40,850
| 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 | John Hemming | Liberal Democrats | 16,162 | 39.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lynette Kelly | Labour Party | 13,160 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Meirion Jenkins | Conservative Party | 7,836 | 19.2% | — | |
| 4 | Tanya Lumby | British National Party | 2,153 | 5.3% | — | |
| 5 | Graham Duffen | UK Independence Party | 1,190 | 2.9% | — | |
| 6 | Paul Morris | National Front | 349 | 0.9% | — |
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.