- United Kingdom general election, 2010:
- Caroline Lucas becomes the first ever Green Party MP, having won the Brighton Pavilion constituency with a majority of 1,252. BBC
- Lembit Öpik loses his seat as the Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire, 1,184 votes behind the Conservative candidate. BBC
- Gloria De Piero, the former GMTV newsreader, wins the Ashfield constituency for the Labour party with a majority of just 192. BBC
- Esther Rantzen falls well short in her bid to win the Luton South constituency on an anti-sleaze platform, polling in 4th place with just 4.4% of the vote. BBC
- Peter Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Northern Ireland First Minister, loses his seat in Belfast East to Naomi Long of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. BBC
- Zac Goldsmith, son of Sir James Goldsmith, wins the Richmond Park seat with a majority of 4,091, for the Conservatives. BBC
- Two former Labour Home Secretaries, Charles Clarke (2004-2006) and Jacqui Smith (2007-2009, first woman in the post), lose their seats. BBCBBC
- Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg describes the election as a "disappointing night" for his party, in his speech at the count for his Sheffield Hallam constituency.
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