UK general elections › 2010 › Bristol West
Bristol West — 2010
Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 26,593 votes— 48.0% of 55,347 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. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 55,347
| 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 | Stephen Williams | Liberal Democrats | 26,593 | 48.0% | −2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Smith | Labour Party | 15,227 | 27.5% | — | |
| 3 | Nick Yarker | Conservative Party | 10,169 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | Ricky Knight | Green Party | 2,090 | 3.8% | — | |
| 5 | Chris Lees | UK Independence Party | 655 | 1.2% | — | |
| 6 | Danny Kushlick | Independent | 343 | 0.6% | — | |
| 7 | John Baker | English Democrats | 270 | 0.5% | — |
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.