2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
6,310
Electorate
76,655
Turnout
70.4%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Robertson, Laurence
Conservative
|
25,472 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
|
|
Cameron, Alistair
Liberal Democrat
|
19,162 | 35.5% | 7.1% |
|
|
Emmerson, Stuart
Labour
|
6,253 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
|
|
Jones, Brian
UK Independence Party
|
2,230 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
|
|
Sidford, Matthew
Green Party
|
525 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
|
|
Ridgeon, George
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
319 | 0.6% | 0.6% |