Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 South West, England - Elections won by Labour

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.

Read the House of Commons Library briefing.

Figures presented for Labour include those candidates certified by both the Labour and the Co-operative parties.

Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Majority
Bristol East MCCARTHY, Kerry 69,448 64.8% 16,471 36.6% -8.9% 3,722
Bristol South PRIMAROLO, Dawn 78,579 61.6% 18,600 38.4% -10.1% 4,734
Exeter BRADSHAW, Ben 77,158 67.7% 19,942 38.2% -4.0% 2,721
Plymouth, Moor View SEABECK, Alison 68,062 61.0% 15,433 37.2% -7.2% 1,588

Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.

This was the first election on a new set of constituency boundaries in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The vote share calculations in those countries are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.