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
42
Electorate
80,373
Turnout
65.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
|
17,332 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
|
|
Philp, Chris
Conservative
|
17,290 | 32.7% | 9.8% |
|
|
Fordham, Edward
Liberal Democrat
|
16,491 | 31.2% | -4.0% |
|
|
Campbell, Beatrix
Green Party
|
759 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
|
|
Nielsen, Magnus
UK Independence Party
|
408 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
|
|
Moore, Victoria
British National Party
|
328 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Omand, Tamsin
Tamsin Omond to the Commons
|
123 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Alcantara, Gene
Independent
|
91 | 0.2% | 0.0% |