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Eastleigh — 2010

Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 24,966 votes46.5% of 53,650 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. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 53,650

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Chris Huhne Liberal Democrats 24,966−3.5 ptsElected
2Maria Hutchings Conservative Party 21,102
3Leo Barraclough Labour Party 5,153
4Ray Finch UK Independence Party 1,933
5Tony Pewsey English Democrats 249
6Dave Stone Independent 154
7Keith Low National Liberal Party - True Liberalism 93

Electorate 77,436 · Turnout 69.3% · Majority 3,864 · Back to 2010 overview

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.