2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
4,017
Electorate
64,900
Turnout
55.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Kendall, Liz
Labour
|
13,745 | 38.4% | -12.4% |
|
|
Harvey, Celia
Conservative
|
9,728 | 27.2% | 2.8% |
|
|
Coley, Peter
Liberal Democrat
|
8,107 | 22.6% | 4.4% |
|
|
Reynolds, Gary
British National Party
|
2,158 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
|
|
Ingall, Stephen
UK Independence Party
|
883 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Forse, Geoff
Green Party
|
639 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
|
|
Huggins, Steven
Independent
|
181 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Score, Steve
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
157 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Dyer, Shaun
Pirate Party UK
|
113 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Bowley, John
Independent
|
108 | 0.3% | 0.3% |