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2010 general election · Wales

Cardiff Central: 2010 general election result

Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrats) won Cardiff Central at the 2010 general election with a majority of 4,576. Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Jenny WillottLiberal Democrats
Majority
4,57612.7% of valid votes
Turnout
59.1%36,151 valid votes
Electorate
61,165
Result
LD hold
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jenny Willott Elected sitting MPLiberal Democrats14,97641.4%
Jenny RathboneLabour10,40028.8%
Karen RobsonConservative7,79921.6%
Chris WilliamsPlaid Cymru1,2463.5%
Sue DaviesUK Independence Party7652.1%
Sam CoatesGreen5751.6%
Ross SaundersTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1620.5%
Mark BeechOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party1420.4%
Alun MathiasIndependent860.2%
Valid votes36,151
Majority4,57612.7%

No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 2005 election.

Declared 7 May 2010, 03:15.

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Questions and answers

Who won Cardiff Central at the 2010 general election?

Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrats) won with 14,976 votes (41.4%). Result: LD hold.

What was the majority in Cardiff Central in 2010?

4,576 votes (12.7% of valid votes) over the Labour candidate, Jenny Rathbone.

What was the turnout in Cardiff Central in 2010?

59.1% of the 61,165 registered electors cast a valid vote (36,151 votes).

Official results UK Parliament election results data (House of Commons Library). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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