2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
6,748
Electorate
73,420
Turnout
66.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Bruce, Malcolm
Liberal Democrat
|
17,575 | 36.0% | -9.0% |
|
|
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
|
10,827 | 22.2% | 6.2% |
|
|
Crockett, Barney (James)
Labour
|
9,811 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
|
|
Thomson, Ross
Conservative
|
9,111 | 18.7% | 1.0% |
|
|
Edwards, Sue
Scottish Green Party
|
752 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
|
|
Jones, Elise
British National Party
|
699 | 1.4% | 1.4% |