2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
4,927
Electorate
67,962
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Wollaston, Sarah
Conservative
|
21,940 | 45.9% | 3.0% |
|
|
Brazil, Julian
Liberal Democrat
|
17,013 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
|
|
Whitty, Carol
Labour
|
3,538 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
|
|
Beer, Jeff
UK Independence Party
|
2,890 | 6.0% | -1.5% |
|
|
Somerville, Lydia
Green Party
|
1,181 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Turner, Michael
British National Party
|
624 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
|
|
Drew, Simon
Independent
|
390 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Hopwood, Stephen
Independent
|
267 | 0.6% | 0.6% |