2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
5,586
Electorate
71,465
Turnout
63.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Howarth, Gerald
Conservative
|
21,203 | 46.7% | 2.7% |
|
|
Collett, Adrian
Liberal Democrat
|
15,617 | 34.4% | 5.5% |
|
|
Slater, Jonathan
Labour
|
5,489 | 12.1% | -9.6% |
|
|
Snare, Robert
UK Independence Party
|
2,041 | 4.5% | 2.1% |
|
|
Cowd, Gary
English Independence Party
|
803 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
|
|
Brimicombe, Juliana
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
231 | 0.5% | 0.5% |