2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
16,555
Electorate
73,868
Turnout
61.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hodge, Margaret
Labour
|
24,628 | 54.3% | 4.7% |
|
|
Marcus, Simon
Conservative
|
8,073 | 17.8% | 1.2% |
|
|
Griffin, Nick
BNP
|
6,620 | 14.6% | 14.6% |
|
|
Carman, Dominic
Liberal Democrat
|
3,719 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
|
|
Maloney, Frank
UK Independence Party
|
1,300 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
|
|
Hargreaves, George
Christian
|
482 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Forbes, Jayne
Green Party
|
317 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
|
|
Dowling, Crucial Chris
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
82 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Darwood, Thomas
Independent
|
77 | 0.2% | -17.7% |
|
|
Sijuwola, Dapo
Restoratio
|
45 | 0.1% | 0.1% |