2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
389
Electorate
72,042
Turnout
73.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Soubry, Anna
Conservative
|
20,585 | 39.0% | 1.8% |
|
|
Palmer, Nick
Labour
|
20,196 | 38.3% | -3.4% |
|
|
Watts, David
Liberal Democrat
|
8,907 | 16.9% | 0.8% |
|
|
Shore, Michael
British National Party
|
1,422 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
|
|
Cobb, Chris
UK Independence Party
|
1,194 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
|
|
Mitchell, David
Green Party
|
423 | 0.8% | -1.1% |