2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
5,566
Electorate
61,003
Turnout
53.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hunt, Tristram
Labour
|
12,605 | 38.8% | -13.6% |
|
|
Redfern, John
Liberal Democrat
|
7,039 | 21.7% | 3.1% |
|
|
Bhatti, Norsheen
Conservative
|
6,833 | 21.0% | 3.7% |
|
|
Darby, Simon
British National Party
|
2,502 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
|
|
Lovatt, Carol
UK Independence Party
|
1,402 | 4.3% | 1.1% |
|
|
Breeze, Paul
Independent
|
959 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
|
|
Elsby, Gary
Independent
|
399 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Ward, Brian
City Independents
|
303 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Walker, Alby
Independent
|
295 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Wright, Matthew
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
133 | 0.4% | 0.4% |