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
1,613
Electorate
70,812
Turnout
62.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Creagh, Mary
Labour
|
17,454 | 39.3% | -4.8% |
|
|
Story, Alex
Conservative
|
15,841 | 35.6% | 9.1% |
|
|
Smith, David
Liberal Democrat
|
7,256 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
|
|
Senior, Ian
British National Party
|
2,581 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
|
|
Hawkins, Miriam
Green Party
|
873 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
|
|
Harrop, Mark
Independent
|
439 | 1.0% | -6.6% |