2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
5,966
Electorate
67,430
Turnout
71.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Glen, John
Conservative
|
23,859 | 49.2% | 2.8% |
|
|
Radford, Nick
Liberal Democrat
|
17,893 | 36.9% | 10.0% |
|
|
Gann, Tom
Labour
|
3,690 | 7.6% | -11.0% |
|
|
Howard, Frances
UK Independence Party
|
1,392 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
|
|
Witheridge, Sean
British National Party
|
765 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
|
|
Startin, Nick
Green Party
|
506 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
|
|
Arthur, King
Independent
|
257 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Holme, John
Independent
|
119 | 0.2% | 0.2% |