2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
5,201
Electorate
86,559
Turnout
63.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Stewart, Iain
Conservative
|
23,034 | 41.6% | 3.9% |
|
|
Starkey, Phyllis
Labour
|
17,833 | 32.2% | -8.6% |
|
|
Jones, Peter
Liberal Democrat
|
9,787 | 17.7% | 2.5% |
|
|
Pinto, Philip
UK Independence Party
|
2,074 | 3.7% | 0.2% |
|
|
Tait, Matthew
British National Party
|
1,502 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
|
|
Deacon, Katrina
Green Party
|
774 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
|
|
N'ti, Suzanne
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
245 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Worth, Jonathan
Nationwide Reform Party
|
84 | 0.2% | 0.2% |