2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
6,004
Electorate
72,120
Turnout
65.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Sharma, Alok
Conservative
|
20,523 | 43.2% | 9.6% |
|
|
Sarkar, Naz
Labour
|
14,519 | 30.5% | -14.5% |
|
|
Benson, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
|
9,546 | 20.1% | 4.3% |
|
|
Hay, Bruce
UK Independence Party
|
1,508 | 3.2% | 0.4% |
|
|
Thomas, Howard
Common Sense Party
|
852 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
|
|
Windisch, Adrian
Green Party
|
582 | 1.2% | -1.0% |