2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
9,856
Electorate
72,331
Turnout
62.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Straw, Jack
Labour
|
21,751 | 47.8% | 5.7% |
|
|
Law-Riding, Michael
Conservative
|
11,895 | 26.1% | 3.5% |
|
|
English, Paul
Liberal Democrat
|
6,918 | 15.2% | -5.4% |
|
|
Evans, Robin
British National Party
|
2,158 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
|
|
Irfan, Bushra
Bushra Irfan of Blackburn
|
1,424 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
|
|
Anwar, Bobby
UK Independence Party
|
942 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
|
|
Astley, Grace
Independent
|
238 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Sharp, Janis
Independent
|
173 | 0.4% | 0.4% |