2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
6,431
Electorate
76,903
Turnout
67.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Whittaker, Craig
Conservative
|
20,397 | 39.4% | 3.6% |
|
|
Booth, Stephanie
Labour
|
13,966 | 27.0% | -11.5% |
|
|
Myers, Hilary
Liberal Democrat
|
13,037 | 25.2% | 6.3% |
|
|
Gregory, John
British National Party
|
1,823 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
|
|
Burrows, Greg
UK Independence Party
|
1,173 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
|
|
Sweeny, Kate
Green Party
|
858 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
|
|
Cole, Tim
Independent
|
194 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Greenwood, Barry
Independent
|
175 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Rogan, Paul
English Democrats
|
157 | 0.3% | 0.3% |