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
16,253
Electorate
82,228
Turnout
63.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Spelman, Caroline
Conservative
|
26,956 | 51.7% | 4.0% |
|
|
Williams, Ed
Labour
|
10,703 | 20.5% | -11.7% |
|
|
Slater, Simon
Liberal Democrat
|
9,278 | 17.8% | 1.0% |
|
|
O'Brien, Frank
British National Party
|
2,511 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
|
|
Allcock, Barry
UK Independence Party
|
1,378 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
|
|
Stanton, Elly
Green Party
|
678 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Sinclaire, Nikki
Solihull and Meriden Residents Association
|
658 | 1.3% | 1.3% |