2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
5,110
Electorate
77,525
Turnout
70.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Burns, Simon
Conservative
|
25,207 | 46.2% | 6.7% |
|
|
Robinson, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
|
20,097 | 36.8% | 6.6% |
|
|
Dixon, Peter
Labour
|
5,980 | 11.0% | -16.0% |
|
|
Wedon, Ken
UK Independence Party
|
1,527 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
|
|
Bateman, Michael
British National Party
|
899 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
|
|
Thomson, Angela
Green Party
|
476 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Tilbrook, Claire
English Democrats
|
254 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Sherman, Ben
Reduce Tax On Beer
|
153 | 0.3% | 0.3% |