2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
13,050
Electorate
74,374
Turnout
64.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Hancock, Matthew
Conservative
|
24,312 | 50.6% | 1.7% |
|
|
Brooks-Gordon, Belinda
Liberal Democrat
|
11,262 | 23.4% | 6.2% |
|
|
Ahmed, Abul
Labour
|
7,089 | 14.7% | -14.2% |
|
|
Smith, Ian
UK Independence Party
|
3,085 | 6.4% | 1.5% |
|
|
Johns, Ramon
British National Party
|
1,428 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
|
|
Appleby, Andrew
Independent
|
540 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Young, Colin
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
373 | 0.8% | 0.8% |