UK general elections › 2010 › Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle — 2010
Alan Johnson (Labour Party) was elected with 13,378 votes— 42.5% of 31,505 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. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 31,505
| 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 | Alan Johnson | Labour Party | 13,378 | −7.5 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Mike Ross | Liberal Democrats | 7,636 | — | ||
| 3 | Gary Shores | Conservative Party | 6,361 | — | ||
| 4 | Ken Hordon | UK Independence Party | 1,688 | — | ||
| 5 | Edward Scott | British National Party | 1,416 | — | ||
| 6 | Peter Mawer | English Democrats | 876 | — | ||
| 7 | Keith Gibson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 150 | — |
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.