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 Gain
Majority
365
Electorate
65,116
Turnout
62.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ward, David
Liberal Democrat
|
13,637 | 33.7% | 3.9% |
|
|
Rooney, Terry
Labour
|
13,272 | 32.8% | -11.3% |
|
|
Riaz, Mohammed
Conservative
|
10,860 | 26.8% | 9.4% |
|
|
Poynton, Neville
BNP
|
1,854 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
|
|
Hussain, Raja
Independent
|
375 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Shields, Peter
Independent
|
237 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Robinson, Gerry
NF
|
222 | 0.5% | 0.5% |