2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
10,420
Electorate
66,249
Turnout
77.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Murphy, Jim
Labour
|
25,987 | 50.8% | 6.9% |
|
|
Cook, Richard
Conservative
|
15,567 | 30.4% | 0.5% |
|
|
MacDonald, Gordon
Liberal Democrat
|
4,720 | 9.2% | -9.0% |
|
|
Archer, Gordon
Scottish National Party
|
4,535 | 8.9% | 2.0% |
|
|
Mackay, Donald
UK Independence Party
|
372 | 0.7% | 0.7% |