2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
16,921
Electorate
69,309
Turnout
73%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Pickles, Eric
Conservative
|
28,793 | 56.9% | 2.9% |
|
|
Kendall, David
Liberal Democrat
|
11,872 | 23.5% | -3.4% |
|
|
Benzing, Heidi
Labour
|
4,992 | 9.9% | -4.9% |
|
|
Gulleford, Stuart
UK Independence Party
|
2,037 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
|
|
Morris, Paul
British National Party
|
1,447 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
|
|
Barnecutt, Jessica
Green Party
|
584 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Tilbrook, Robin
English Democrats
|
491 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Sapwell, James
Independent
|
263 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Ahfiled, Danny
Independent
|
113 | 0.2% | 0.2% |