2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
7,031
Electorate
61,782
Turnout
61.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lavery, Ian
Labour
|
17,548 | 45.8% | -9.3% |
|
|
Reed, Simon
Liberal Democrat
|
10,517 | 27.5% | 1.0% |
|
|
Storey, Campbell
Conservative
|
6,714 | 17.5% | 2.6% |
|
|
Finlay, Stephen
British National Party
|
1,418 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
|
|
Stokoe, Linda-Lee
UK Independence Party
|
974 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Best, Nic
Green Party
|
601 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
|
|
Reid, Malcolm
Independent
|
359 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Flynn, Michael
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
142 | 0.4% | 0.4% |