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
8,808
Electorate
77,175
Turnout
61.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Soulsby, Peter
Labour
|
21,479 | 45.6% | 6.2% |
|
|
Gill, Parmjit
Liberal Democrat
|
12,671 | 26.9% | -3.7% |
|
|
Grant, Ross
Conservative
|
10,066 | 21.4% | 3.6% |
|
|
Waudby, Adi
British National Party
|
1,418 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
|
|
Dixey, Dave
Green Party
|
770 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
|
|
Lucas, Christopher
UK Independence Party
|
720 | 1.5% | 1.5% |