2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
12,987
Electorate
79,318
Turnout
67.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Stuart, Graham
Conservative
|
25,063 | 47.1% | 6.2% |
|
|
Dobson, Craig
Liberal Democrat
|
12,076 | 22.7% | 3.0% |
|
|
Saunders, Ian
Labour
|
11,224 | 21.1% | -13.6% |
|
|
Whitelan, Neil
British National Party
|
2,080 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
|
|
Horsfield, Andy
UK Independence Party
|
1,845 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
|
|
Rigby, Bill
Green Party
|
686 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Hughes, Ron
Independent
|
225 | 0.4% | 0.4% |