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
6,914
Electorate
69,003
Turnout
70%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lopresti, Jack
Conservative
|
19,686 | 40.8% | 5.3% |
|
|
Boulton, Ian
Labour
|
12,772 | 26.4% | -7.4% |
|
|
Tyzack, Peter
Liberal Democrat
|
12,197 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
|
|
Knight, John
UK Independence Party
|
1,506 | 3.1% | 0.9% |
|
|
Scott, David
British National Party
|
1,328 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
|
|
Lucas, Jon
Green Party
|
441 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Johnson, Marion
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
199 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
None of the Above, Zero
Independent
|
172 | 0.4% | 0.4% |