2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
16,509
Electorate
72,566
Turnout
66.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hammond, Philip
Conservative
|
26,915 | 55.9% | 4.5% |
|
|
Falconer, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
|
10,406 | 21.6% | 3.8% |
|
|
Greenwood, Paul
Labour
|
6,446 | 13.4% | -9.6% |
|
|
Micklethwait, Toby
UK Independence Party
|
3,146 | 6.5% | 2.6% |
|
|
Gould, Jenny
Green Party
|
696 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
|
|
Sammons, David
Independent
|
541 | 1.1% | 0.0% |