2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
9,230
Electorate
71,203
Turnout
75.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Stride, Mel
Conservative
|
27,737 | 51.5% | 7.7% |
|
|
Hutty, Phil
Liberal Democrat
|
18,507 | 34.4% | -4.4% |
|
|
Macdonald, Moira
Labour
|
3,715 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
|
|
Edwards, Bob
UK Independence Party
|
2,870 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
|
|
Matthews, Colin
Green Party
|
1,044 | 1.9% | 1.9% |