2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
10,516
Electorate
52,442
Turnout
61.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Smith, Nick
Labour
|
16,974 | 52.4% | 20.1% |
|
|
Davies, Dai
Blaenau Gwent People's Voice
|
6,458 | 19.9% | -38.2% |
|
|
Smith, Matt
Liberal Democrat
|
3,285 | 10.1% | 5.9% |
|
|
Stevenson, Liz
Conservative
|
2,265 | 7.0% | 4.7% |
|
|
Davies, Rhodri
Plaid Cymru
|
1,333 | 4.1% | 1.7% |
|
|
King, Anthony
British National Party
|
1,211 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
|
|
Kocan, Mike
UK Independence Party
|
488 | 1.5% | 1.0% |
|
|
O'Connell, Alyson
Socialist Labour Party
|
381 | 1.2% | 1.2% |