2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
1,936
Electorate
61,850
Turnout
65.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ellis, Michael
Conservative
|
13,735 | 34.1% | 4.4% |
|
|
Keeble, Sally
Labour
|
11,799 | 29.3% | -9.4% |
|
|
Simpson, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
|
11,250 | 27.9% | 1.0% |
|
|
Beasley, Ray
British National Party
|
1,316 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
|
|
McArthur, Jim
UK Independence Party
|
1,238 | 3.1% | 0.6% |
|
|
Lochmuller, Tony
Green Party
|
443 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Fitzpatrick, Eamonn
Independent
|
334 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Webb, Timothy
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
98 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Mildren, Malcolm
Independent
|
58 | 0.1% | 0.1% |