2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
13,786
Electorate
75,786
Turnout
70.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Poulter, Daniel
Conservative
|
27,125 | 50.8% | 6.2% |
|
|
Aalders-Dunthorne, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
|
13,339 | 25.0% | 4.7% |
|
|
Joshi, Bhavna
Labour
|
8,636 | 16.2% | -12.3% |
|
|
Philpot, Roy
UK Independence Party
|
2,361 | 4.4% | 0.9% |
|
|
Stringer, Andrew
Green Party
|
1,452 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
|
|
Trevitt, Mark
Independent
|
389 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
|
|
Vass, Richard
The New Party
|
118 | 0.2% | 0.2% |