2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
19,060
Electorate
70,873
Turnout
70.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hurd, Nick
Conservative
|
28,866 | 57.5% | 2.8% |
|
|
McDonald, Anita
Labour
|
9,806 | 19.5% | -4.5% |
|
|
Papworth, Thomas
Liberal Democrat
|
8,345 | 16.6% | 0.3% |
|
|
Pontey, Jason
UK Independence Party
|
1,351 | 2.7% | 1.2% |
|
|
Edward, Ian
National Front
|
899 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
|
|
Lee, Graham
Green Party
|
740 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
|
|
Akhtar, Ruby
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
198 | 0.4% | 0.4% |