2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
5,821
Electorate
74,508
Turnout
68.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Harvey, Nick
Liberal Democrat
|
24,305 | 47.4% | 0.9% |
|
|
Milton, Philip
Conservative
|
18,484 | 36.0% | 0.3% |
|
|
Crowther, Stephen
UK Independence Party
|
3,720 | 7.2% | 2.0% |
|
|
Cann, Mark
Labour
|
2,671 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
|
|
Knight, Anne
Green Party
|
697 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
|
|
Marshall, Gary
BNP
|
614 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Cann, Rodney
Independent
|
588 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Vidler, Nigel
Eng Dem
|
146 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Sables, Gerrard
Comm
|
96 | 0.2% | 0.2% |