2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
2,470
Electorate
72,106
Turnout
72.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hames, Duncan
Liberal Democrat
|
23,970 | 45.8% | 3.3% |
|
|
Emmanuel-Jones, Wilfred
Conservative
|
21,500 | 41.0% | 3.3% |
|
|
Lovell, Greg
Labour
|
3,620 | 6.9% | -9.9% |
|
|
Reid, Julia
UK Independence Party
|
1,783 | 3.4% | 0.3% |
|
|
Simpkins, Michael
British National Party
|
641 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Fletcher, Samantha
Green Party
|
446 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Maguire, John
English Democrats
|
307 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Sexton, Richard
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
118 | 0.2% | 0.2% |