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
7,128
Electorate
70,608
Turnout
71.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Wheeler, Heather
Conservative
|
22,935 | 45.5% | 8.1% |
|
|
Edwards, Michael
Labour
|
15,807 | 31.4% | -11.5% |
|
|
Diouf, Alexis
Liberal Democrat
|
8,012 | 15.9% | 3.0% |
|
|
Jarvis, Peter
British National Party
|
2,193 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
|
|
Swabey, Charles
UK Independence Party
|
1,206 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
|
|
Liversuch, Paul
Socialist Labour Party
|
266 | 0.5% | 0.5% |