Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 East of England, England - by party
A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.
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Registered political parties nominating candidates standing in the general election on 6 May 2010. This list does not include candidates standing as independents or the candidate standing as House of Commons Speaker.
Party | Constituencies contested | Votes | Vote share | Constituencies won |
Conservative | 58 | 1,356,680 | 47.4% | 52 |
Liberal Democrat | 58 | 692,932 | 24.2% | 4 |
Labour | 58 | 564,581 | 19.7% | 2 |
UK Independence Party | 56 | 123,177 | 4.3% | 0 |
British National Party | 40 | 59,505 | 2.1% | 0 |
Green Party | 40 | 42,677 | 1.5% | 0 |
Independent Save Our Green Belt | 1 | 12,174 | 0.4% | 0 |
English Democrats | 12 | 8,390 | 0.3% | 0 |
Tendring First | 1 | 1,078 | 0.0% | 0 |
Christian Peoples Alliance Party | 2 | 862 | 0.0% | 0 |
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 4 | 634 | 0.0% | 0 |
Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 1 | 548 | 0.0% | 0 |
Cambridge Socialists | 1 | 362 | 0.0% | 0 |
No Candidate Deserves My Vote! | 1 | 327 | 0.0% | 0 |
Your Right To Democracy Party Limited | 3 | 264 | 0.0% | 0 |
Animal Protection Party | 1 | 181 | 0.0% | 0 |
Workers Revolutionary Party | 2 | 177 | 0.0% | 0 |
Reduce Tax On Beer | 1 | 153 | 0.0% | 0 |
The New Party | 1 | 118 | 0.0% | 0 |
Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality | 1 | 108 | 0.0% | 0 |
Matriarchal Party United Kingdom Great Britain | 1 | 100 | 0.0% | 0 |
Peoples Party Essex | 1 | 35 | 0.0% | 0 |