2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
2,413
Electorate
71,931
Turnout
61.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Whitehead, Alan
Labour
|
17,001 | 38.5% | -5.7% |
|
|
Moulton, Jeremy
Conservative
|
14,588 | 33.0% | 8.0% |
|
|
Callaghan, David
Liberal Democrat
|
9,865 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
|
|
Hingston, Pearline
UK Independence Party
|
1,726 | 3.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Bluemel, Chris
Green Party
|
881 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
|
|
Sanderson, Charles
Independent
|
126 | 0.3% | 0.3% |