2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 11 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
10,527
Electorate
109,922
Turnout
63.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Turner, Andrew
Conservative
|
32,810 | 46.7% | -2.3% |
|
|
Wareham, Jill
Liberal Democrat
|
22,283 | 31.7% | 2.2% |
|
|
Chiverton, Mark
Labour
|
8,169 | 11.6% | -5.6% |
|
|
Tarrant, Mike
UK Independence Party
|
2,435 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
|
|
Clynch, Geoff
British National Party
|
1,457 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
|
|
Dunsire, Ian
English Democrats
|
1,233 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
|
|
Keats, Bob
Green Party
|
931 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Martin, Paul
Middle England Party
|
616 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Harris, Peter
Independent
|
175 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Randle-Jolliffe, Paul
Independent
|
89 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Corby, Edward
Independent
|
66 | 0.1% | 0.1% |