2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
18,593
Electorate
75,338
Turnout
72.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Raab, Dominic
Conservative
|
32,134 | 58.9% | 13.2% |
|
|
Blackman, Lionel
Liberal Democrat
|
13,541 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
|
|
Eldergill, Francis
Labour
|
5,829 | 10.7% | -8.8% |
|
|
Collignon, Bernard
UK Independence Party
|
1,783 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
|
|
Popham, Tony
Independent
|
378 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
|
|
Chinnery, Chinners
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
341 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Kearsley, Mike
English Democrats
|
307 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Lear, Andy
Best of a Bad Bunch
|
230 | 0.4% | 0.4% |