2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
8,616
Electorate
65,975
Turnout
53.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Rifkind, Malcolm
Conservative
|
17,595 | 50.1% | 6.2% |
|
|
Gurney, Sam
Labour
|
8,979 | 25.5% | -4.1% |
|
|
Meltzer, Robin
Liberal Democrat
|
6,872 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
|
|
Pearson, Caroline
UK Independence Party
|
754 | 2.1% | 1.0% |
|
|
Ebrahimi-Fardouee, Melan-Zahra
Green Party
|
753 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
|
|
Adams, Eddie
Alliance For Green Socialism
|
197 | 0.6% | 0.6% |