2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
7,116
Electorate
64,092
Turnout
75.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Webb, Steve
Liberal Democrat
|
25,032 | 51.9% | -2.4% |
|
|
Riddle, Matthew
Conservative
|
17,916 | 37.2% | 6.3% |
|
|
Egan, Roxanne
Labour
|
3,385 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
|
|
Knight, Jenny
UK Independence Party
|
1,709 | 3.5% | 1.8% |
|
|
Beacham, Thomas
Independent
|
126 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Clements, Anthony
Independent
|
58 | 0.1% | 0.1% |