2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
1,894
Electorate
74,371
Turnout
60.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Leech, John
Liberal Democrat
|
20,110 | 44.7% | 2.4% |
|
|
Powell, Lucy
Labour
|
18,216 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
|
|
Green, Chris
Conservative
|
5,005 | 11.1% | 0.8% |
|
|
Candeland, Brian
Green Party
|
798 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
|
|
Gutfreund-Walmsley, Robert
UK Independence Party
|
698 | 1.6% | 0.4% |
|
|
Zalzala, Yasmin
Independent
|
147 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Farmer, Marcus
Independent
|
57 | 0.1% | 0.1% |