The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[4] Kelly Gallagher became the first Northern Irish athlete to compete in the Winter Paralympics by taking part in the alpine skiing discipline.

The team failed to win a medal for the first time since the 2002 Games, when just two British athletes competed, and although several of the squad finished with top ten results, the overall outcome was described as disappointing.

Kelly Gallagher came closest to a medal, finishing fourth in the giant slalom for visually impaired athletes.

[12] Kelly Gallagher, who became the first Northern Irish athlete to compete in the Winter Paralympics, also achieved the team's highest finish, missing out on a medal by a single place and 3.36  seconds in the women's visually impaired giant slalom.

[14] Britain's wheelchair curling team consisted of Michael McCreadie, Angela Malone, Tom Killin, Aileen Neilson and James Sellar.

The format was a round-robin tournament; each nation played all others in a group stage with the top four qualifying for medal playoffs.