Richmond (Yorks)

Richmond (Yorks) is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat was last held by Rishi Sunak (Conservative) between 7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024.

2010 General Election

The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 4 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
23,336
Electorate
80,563
Turnout
66.3%

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
Hague, William
Conservative
33,541 62.8% 3.5%
Meredith, Lawrence
Liberal Democrat
10,205 19.1% 2.2%
Driver, Eileen
Labour
8,150 15.3% -5.3%
Rowe, Leslie
Green Party
1,516 2.8% -0.3%