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
103
Electorate
72,557
Turnout
61.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Woolas, Phil
Labour
|
14,186 | 31.9% | -10.7% |
|
|
Watkins, Elwyn
Liberal Democrat
|
14,083 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
|
|
Ali, Kashif
Conservative
|
11,773 | 26.4% | 8.7% |
|
|
Stott, Alwyn
British National Party
|
2,546 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
|
|
Bentley, David
UK Independence Party
|
1,720 | 3.9% | 1.8% |
|
|
Nazir, Gulzar
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
212 | 0.5% | 0.5% |