2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
3,414
Electorate
67,110
Turnout
65.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
|
17,950 | 40.8% | -9.0% |
|
|
Beadle, Ronald
Liberal Democrat
|
14,536 | 33.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Parkinson, Stephen
Conservative
|
7,966 | 18.1% | 3.4% |
|
|
Gibson, Terry
British National Party
|
1,890 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
|
|
Proud, Ian
UK Independence Party
|
1,285 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
|
|
Heyman, Anna
Green Party
|
319 | 0.7% | 0.7% |