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
214
Electorate
71,443
Turnout
68.5%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Spencer, Mark
Conservative
|
19,211 | 39.2% | 5.8% |
|
|
Oldknow, Emilie
Labour
|
18,997 | 38.8% | -10.6% |
|
|
Moore, Kevin
Liberal Democrat
|
7,283 | 14.9% | 1.4% |
|
|
North, James
British National Party
|
1,754 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
|
|
Parker, Margot
UK Independence Party
|
1,490 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
|
|
Swan, Russ
Independent
|
219 | 0.4% | 0.4% |