2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
10,645
Electorate
81,266
Turnout
46%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Benn, Hilary
Labour
|
18,434 | 49.3% | -10.2% |
|
|
Taylor, Michael
Liberal Democrat
|
7,789 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
|
|
Lamb, Alan
Conservative
|
7,541 | 20.2% | 7.5% |
|
|
Meeson, Kevin
British National Party
|
3,066 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
|
|
Proctor, Dave
Independent
|
409 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
One-Nil, We Beat The Scum
Independent
|
155 | 0.4% | 0.4% |