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
11,840
Electorate
61,865
Turnout
52%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Curran, Margaret
Labour
|
19,797 | 61.6% | 0.9% |
|
|
Mason, John
Scottish National Party
|
7,957 | 24.7% | 7.7% |
|
|
Ward, Kevin
Liberal Democrat
|
1,617 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
|
|
Khan, Hamira
Conservative
|
1,453 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
|
|
Finnie, Joseph
British National Party
|
677 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
|
|
Curran, Frances
Scottish Socialist Party
|
454 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
|
|
Thackeray, Arthur Misty
UK Independence Party
|
209 | 0.6% | 0.6% |