2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
2,630
Electorate
69,764
Turnout
63.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
|
17,813 | 40.3% | -8.9% |
|
|
Jones, Simon
Conservative
|
15,183 | 34.3% | 0.9% |
|
|
Barnbrook, Michael
British National Party
|
4,952 | 11.2% | 11.2% |
|
|
Bourke, Joe
Liberal Democrat
|
3,806 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
|
|
Litwin, Craig
UK Independence Party
|
1,569 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
|
|
Kennedy, Gordon
Independent
|
308 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
|
|
Watson, Paula
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
305 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
|
|
Rosaman, Debbie
Green Party
|
296 | 0.7% | 0.7% |