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2010 general election results

Norwich South

Shows the general election results for Norwich South, which is a constituency in Norfolk. In 2010 it had a total electorate of 73,649 and a turnout of 64.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2010 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Wright, Simon
Majority
310
Electorate
73,649
Turnout
64.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2010
LD 29.4%
Lab 28.7%
Con 22.9%
Green 14.9%
UKIP 2.4%
BNP 1.5%
WRP 0.2%

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 (%)
Wright, Simon  LD 13,960 29.4 -0.6
Clarke, Charles  Lab 13,650 28.7 -8.7
Little, Antony  Con 10,902 22.9 1.1
Ramsay, Adrian  Green 7,095 14.9 7.5
Emmens, Steve * UKIP 1,145 2.4 0.9
Heather, Leonard * BNP 697 1.5 1.5
Polley, Gabriel * WRP 102 0.2 0.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2010

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year LD Lab Con Green UKIP BNP WRP Oth
2005 30.0% 37.4% 21.8% 7.4% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.9%
2010 29.4% 28.7% 22.9% 14.9% 2.4% 1.5% 0.2% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2010

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 57.7%
634 Norwich South 0.7%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.2%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.0%
650 Norwich South 29.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 65.1%
1 East Renfrewshire 77.3%
365 Norwich South 64.6%
650 Manchester Central 44.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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