2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
11,787
Electorate
76,846
Turnout
67.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Bone, Peter
Conservative
|
24,918 | 48.2% | 5.5% |
|
|
Buckland, Jayne
Labour
|
13,131 | 25.4% | -16.0% |
|
|
Barron, Kevin
Liberal Democrat
|
8,848 | 17.1% | 5.6% |
|
|
Haynes, Adrian
UK Independence Party
|
1,636 | 3.2% | 0.9% |
|
|
Walker, Rob
British National Party
|
1,596 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
|
|
Spencer, Terry
English Democrats
|
530 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Hornett, Jonathan
Green Party
|
480 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
|
|
Crofts, Paul
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
249 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Donaldson, Gary
Independent
|
240 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
Lavin, Marcus
Independent
|
33 | 0.1% | 0.1% |