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
9,950
Electorate
77,381
Turnout
70.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Smith, Julian
Conservative
|
27,685 | 50.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Flynn, Helen
Liberal Democrat
|
17,735 | 32.4% | 5.8% |
|
|
Hazelgrove, Claire
Labour
|
5,498 | 10.0% | -8.2% |
|
|
Mills, Rodney
UK Independence Party
|
1,909 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
|
|
Allen, Bernard
British National Party
|
1,403 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
|
|
Bell, Roger
Independent
|
315 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
|
|
Gilligan, Dylan
The Youth Party
|
95 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Leakey, Robert
Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party
|
84 | 0.2% | 0.2% |