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
12,068
Electorate
67,194
Turnout
64.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Carswell, Douglas
Conservative
|
22,867 | 53.0% | 8.6% |
|
|
Henderson, Ivan
Labour
|
10,799 | 25.0% | -10.9% |
|
|
Green, Michael
Liberal Democrat
|
5,577 | 12.9% | -0.6% |
|
|
Taylor, Jim
British National Party
|
1,975 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
|
|
Allen, Terry
Tendring First
|
1,078 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Southall, Chris
Green Party
|
535 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Humphrey, Christopher
Independent
|
292 | 0.7% | -0.8% |