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
1,663
Electorate
62,590
Turnout
67%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Efford, Clive
Labour
|
17,416 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
|
|
Gold, David
Conservative
|
15,753 | 37.5% | 2.9% |
|
|
Toole, Steven
Liberal Democrat
|
5,299 | 12.6% | -4.7% |
|
|
Woods, Roberta
British National Party
|
1,745 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
|
|
Adams, Ray
UK Independence Party
|
1,011 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
|
|
Hayles, Arthur
Green Party
|
419 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Tibby, Mike
English Democrats
|
217 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Graham, Andrew
Independent
|
104 | 0.2% | -2.7% |