Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2010 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Banks, Gordon
Majority
5,187
Electorate
75,115
Turnout
67.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2010 |
---|---|
Lab | 37.9% |
SNP | 27.6% |
Con | 20.5% |
LD | 11.4% |
UKIP | 1.4% |
Green | 1.2% |
Party results and changes 2005 - 2010
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote (%) | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Banks, Gordon | Lab | 19,131 | 37.9 | 6.5 |
Ewing, Annabelle | SNP | 13,944 | 27.6 | -2.3 |
Michaluk, Gerald | Con | 10,342 | 20.5 | -1.0 |
Littlejohn, Grahame | LD | 5,754 | 11.4 | -1.9 |
Bushby, David * | UKIP | 689 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Charles, Hilary * | Green | 609 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2010
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | SNP | Con | LD | UKIP | Green | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 31.4% | 29.9% | 21.5% | 13.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
2010 | 37.9% | 27.6% | 20.5% | 11.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2010
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 18.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 57.7% |
450 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 10.3% |
650 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 0.0% |
Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 47.2% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 72.0% |
597 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 37.9% |
650 | Norwich South | 29.4% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 65.1% | |
---|---|---|
1 | East Renfrewshire | 77.3% |
250 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 67.2% |
650 | Manchester Central | 44.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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