2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
8,447
Electorate
66,361
Turnout
68.5%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Darling, Alistair
Labour
|
19,473 | 42.8% | 3.0% |
|
|
Rust, Jason
Conservative
|
11,026 | 24.3% | 1.0% |
|
|
McKay, Timothy
Liberal Democrat
|
8,194 | 18.0% | -3.0% |
|
|
Stewart, Kaukab
Scottish National Party
|
5,530 | 12.2% | 1.6% |
|
|
Cooney, Clare
Scottish Green Party
|
872 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
|
|
Fox, Colin
Scottish Socialist Party
|
319 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
|
|
Bellamy, Caroline
Communist League Election Campaign
|
48 | 0.1% | 0.1% |