2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
13,871
Electorate
77,650
Turnout
65%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Tapsell, Peter
Conservative
|
25,065 | 49.6% | 3.2% |
|
|
Martin, Fiona
Liberal Democrat
|
11,194 | 22.2% | 1.6% |
|
|
Mountain, Patrick
Labour
|
8,760 | 17.3% | -8.0% |
|
|
Green, Julia
British National Party
|
2,199 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
|
|
Nurse, Pat
UK Independence Party
|
2,183 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
|
|
Simpson, Daniel
Independent
|
576 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Mair, Colin
English Democrats
|
517 | 1.0% | 1.0% |