2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
1,149
Electorate
72,938
Turnout
60.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Colvile, Oliver
Conservative
|
15,050 | 34.3% | 4.7% |
|
|
Gilroy, Linda
Labour
|
13,901 | 31.7% | -9.0% |
|
|
Evans, Judy
Liberal Democrat
|
10,829 | 24.7% | 2.1% |
|
|
Leigh, Andrew
UK Independence Party
|
2,854 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
|
|
Brown, Tony
Green Party
|
904 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
|
|
Gerrish, Brian
Independent
|
233 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
|
|
Hawkins, Robert
SLP
|
123 | 0.3% | 0.3% |