2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,011
Electorate
75,903
Turnout
58.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Burnham, Andy
Labour
|
21,295 | 48.0% | -9.8% |
|
|
Awan, Shazia
Conservative
|
9,284 | 20.9% | 4.5% |
|
|
Blackburn, Chris
Liberal Democrat
|
8,049 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
|
|
Chadwick, Gary
British National Party
|
2,724 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
|
|
Lavelle, Mary
UK Independence Party
|
1,535 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
|
|
Bradbury, Norman
Independent
|
988 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
|
|
Dainty, Terrence
Independent
|
320 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
|
|
Hessell, Ryan
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
137 | 0.3% | 0.3% |