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
10,824
Electorate
70,231
Turnout
60.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
McDonnell, John
Labour
|
23,377 | 54.8% | -1.6% |
|
|
Seaman-Digby, Scott
Conservative
|
12,553 | 29.4% | 1.7% |
|
|
Khalsa, Satnam
Liberal Democrat
|
3,726 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
|
|
Forster, Chris
British National Party
|
1,520 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
|
|
Cripps, Andrew
National Front
|
566 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Dixon, Cliff
English Democrats
|
464 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Lee, Jessica
Green Party
|
348 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
|
|
Shahzad, Anell
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
83 | 0.2% | 0.2% |