2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
8,680
Electorate
70,814
Turnout
66.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Chishti, Rehman
Conservative
|
21,624 | 46.2% | 5.5% |
|
|
Clark, Paul
Labour
|
12,944 | 27.7% | -13.1% |
|
|
Stamp, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
|
8,484 | 18.1% | 2.8% |
|
|
Oakley, Robert
UK Independence Party
|
1,515 | 3.2% | 0.6% |
|
|
Ravenscroft, Brian
British National Party
|
1,149 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Lacy, Dean
English Democrats
|
464 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Marchant, Trish
Green Party
|
356 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Bryan, Gordon
Independent
|
141 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
|
|
Meegan, George
Medway Independent Party
|
109 | 0.2% | 0.2% |