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
4,056
Electorate
54,715
Turnout
58.6%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Havard, Dai
Labour
|
14,007 | 43.7% | -16.8% |
|
|
Kitcher, Amy
Liberal Democrat
|
9,951 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
|
|
Hill, Maria
Conservative
|
2,412 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
|
|
Tovey, Clive
Independent
|
1,845 | 5.8% | 1.4% |
|
|
Jones, Glyndwr
Plaid Cymru
|
1,621 | 5.1% | -4.9% |
|
|
Barnes, Richard
British National Party
|
1,173 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
|
|
Brown, Adam
UK Independence Party
|
872 | 2.7% | 0.4% |
|
|
Cowdell, Alan
Socialist Labour Party
|
195 | 0.6% | 0.6% |