2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
649
Electorate
60,838
Turnout
63.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Austin, Ian
Labour
|
14,923 | 38.7% | -3.9% |
|
|
Brown, Graeme
Conservative
|
14,274 | 37.0% | 5.6% |
|
|
Beckett, Mike
Liberal Democrat
|
4,066 | 10.5% | 0.0% |
|
|
Davis, Malcolm
UK Independence Party
|
3,267 | 8.5% | 3.9% |
|
|
Griffiths, Ken
British National Party
|
1,899 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
|
|
Inman, Kevin
National Front
|
173 | 0.4% | 0.4% |