2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
8,530
Electorate
77,628
Turnout
57.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hughes, Simon
Liberal Democrat
|
21,590 | 48.4% | 0.7% |
|
|
Shawcross, Valerie
Labour
|
13,060 | 29.2% | -2.4% |
|
|
Morrison, Loanna
Conservative
|
7,638 | 17.1% | 4.1% |
|
|
Tyler, Stephen
British National Party
|
1,370 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
|
|
Penfold, Amanda
Green Party
|
718 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
|
|
Kirkby, Alan
Independent
|
155 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Freeman, Steve
Independent
|
120 | 0.3% | 0.3% |