2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
333
Electorate
67,379
Turnout
63.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ollerenshaw, Eric
Conservative
|
15,404 | 36.1% | 2.5% |
|
|
Grunshaw, Clive
Labour
|
15,071 | 35.3% | -7.1% |
|
|
Langhorn, Stuart
Liberal Democrat
|
8,167 | 19.1% | 3.5% |
|
|
Dowding, Gina
Green Party
|
1,888 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
|
|
McGlade, Fred
UK Independence Party
|
1,020 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
|
|
Kent, Debra
British National Party
|
938 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
|
|
Riley, Keith
Independent
|
213 | 0.5% | 0.5% |