2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
17,423
Electorate
72,058
Turnout
68%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Shapps, Grant
Conservative
|
27,894 | 57.0% | 7.4% |
|
|
Hobday, Mike
Labour
|
10,471 | 21.4% | -14.9% |
|
|
Zukowskyj, Paul
Liberal Democrat
|
8,010 | 16.4% | 2.2% |
|
|
Platt, David
UK Independence Party
|
1,643 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
|
|
Weston, Jill
Green Party
|
796 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
|
|
Parker, Nigel
Independent
|
158 | 0.3% | 0.3% |