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2010 general election · South East

Dover: 2010 general election result

Charlie Elphicke (Conservative) won Dover at the 2010 general election with a majority of 5,274 (Con gain from Lab). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Charlie ElphickeConservative
Majority
5,27410.5% of valid votes
Turnout
70.1%50,385 valid votes
Electorate
71,833
Result
Con gain from Lab
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Charlie Elphicke ElectedConservative22,17444.0%
Gwyn Prosser sitting MPLabour16,90033.5%
John BrigdenLiberal Democrats7,96215.8%
Victor MatchamUK Independence Party1,7473.5%
Dennis WhitingBritish National Party1,1042.2%
Mike WaltersEnglish Democrats2160.4%
David ClarkChristian Peoples Alliance2000.4%
George Lee-DelisleIndependent820.2%
Valid votes50,385
Majority5,27410.5%

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

Declared 7 May 2010, 03:06.

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Questions and answers

Who won Dover at the 2010 general election?

Charlie Elphicke (Conservative) won with 22,174 votes (44.0%). Result: Con gain from Lab.

What was the majority in Dover in 2010?

5,274 votes (10.5% of valid votes) over the Labour candidate, Gwyn Prosser.

What was the turnout in Dover in 2010?

70.1% of the 71,833 registered electors cast a valid vote (50,385 votes).

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