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2010 general election

East Midlands: 2010 general election results

How East Midlands voted at the 2010 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 46 seats with 41.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.

East Midlands: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative31+13915,93341.2%+4.146
Labour15−10661,86929.8%−9.346
Liberal Democrats0−1463,06820.8%+2.446
UK Independence Party0new72,6593.3%—44
British National Party0new69,7063.1%—34
Green0new11,6670.5%—17
15 other parties and independents29,3771.3%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in East Midlands.

Amber Valley: Con (Nigel Mills), majority 1.2% — Con gain from LabAshfield: Lab (Gloria de Piero), majority 0.4%Bassetlaw: Lab (John Mann), majority 16.6%Bolsover: Lab (Dennis Skinner), majority 25.4%Boston and Skegness: Con (Mark Simmonds), majority 28.8%Bosworth: Con (David Tredinnick), majority 9.3%Broxtowe: Con (Anna Soubry), majority 0.7% — Con gain from LabCharnwood: Con (Stephen Dorrell), majority 28.1%Chesterfield: Lab (Toby Perkins), majority 1.2% — Lab gain from LDCorby: Con (Louise Bagshawe), majority 3.5% — Con gain from LabDaventry: Con (Chris Heaton-Harris), majority 37.1%Derby North: Lab (Chris Williamson), majority 1.4%Derby South: Lab (Margaret Beckett), majority 14.9%Derbyshire Dales: Con (Patrick McLoughlin), majority 29.6%Erewash: Con (Jessica Lee), majority 5.3% — Con gain from LabGainsborough: Con (Edward Leigh), majority 21.4%Gedling: Lab (Vernon Coaker), majority 3.9%Grantham and Stamford: Con (Nick Boles), majority 28.1%Harborough: Con (Edward Garnier), majority 17.8%High Peak: Con (Andrew Bingham), majority 9.3% — Con gain from LabKettering: Con (Philip Hollobone), majority 19.2%Leicester East: Lab (Keith Vaz), majority 29.3%Leicester South: Lab (Peter Soulsby), majority 18.7%Leicester West: Lab (Liz Kendall), majority 11.2%Lincoln: Con (Karl McCartney), majority 2.3% — Con gain from LabLoughborough: Con (Nicky Morgan), majority 7.1% — Con gain from LabLouth and Horncastle: Con (Peter Tapsell), majority 27.5%Mansfield: Lab (Alan Meale), majority 12.4%Mid Derbyshire: Con (Pauline Latham), majority 23.9%Newark: Con (Patrick Mercer), majority 31.5%North East Derbyshire: Lab (Natascha Engel), majority 5.2%North West Leicestershire: Con (Andrew Bridgen), majority 14.5% — Con gain from LabNorthampton North: Con (Michael Ellis), majority 4.8% — Con gain from LabNorthampton South: Con (Brian Binley), majority 15.4% — Con gain from LabNottingham East: Lab (Christopher Leslie), majority 21.1%Nottingham North: Lab (Graham Allen), majority 23.7%Nottingham South: Lab (Lilian Greenwood), majority 4.3%Rushcliffe: Con (Ken Clarke), majority 29.5%Rutland and Melton: Con (Alan Duncan), majority 25.4%Sherwood: Con (Mark Spencer), majority 0.4% — Con gain from LabSleaford and North Hykeham: Con (Stephen Phillips), majority 33.4%South Derbyshire: Con (Heather Wheeler), majority 14.1% — Con gain from LabSouth Holland and The Deepings: Con (John Hayes), majority 43.6%South Leicestershire: Con (Andrew Robathan), majority 28.4%South Northamptonshire: Con (Andrea Leadsom), majority 34.2%Wellingborough: Con (Peter Bone), majority 22.8%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Amber ValleyCon Nigel Mills5361.265.5%Con gain from Lab
AshfieldLab Gloria de Piero1920.462.3%Lab hold
BassetlawLab John Mann8,21516.664.8%Lab hold
BolsoverLab Dennis Skinner11,18225.460.5%Lab hold
Boston and SkegnessCon Mark Simmonds12,42628.864.2%Con hold
BosworthCon David Tredinnick5,0329.370.2%Con hold
BroxtoweCon Anna Soubry3890.773.2%Con gain from Lab
CharnwoodCon Stephen Dorrell15,02928.171.9%Con hold
ChesterfieldLab Toby Perkins5491.263.8%Lab gain from LD
CorbyCon Louise Bagshawe1,8953.569.5%Con gain from Lab
DaventryCon Chris Heaton-Harris19,18837.172.5%Con hold
Derby NorthLab Chris Williamson6131.463.1%Lab hold
Derby SouthLab Margaret Beckett6,12214.958.0%Lab hold
Derbyshire DalesCon Patrick McLoughlin13,86629.673.8%Con hold
ErewashCon Jessica Lee2,5015.368.4%Con gain from Lab
GainsboroughCon Edward Leigh10,55921.467.5%Con hold
GedlingLab Vernon Coaker1,8593.968.0%Lab hold
Grantham and StamfordCon Nick Boles14,82628.167.7%Con hold
HarboroughCon Edward Garnier9,79717.870.5%Con hold
High PeakCon Andrew Bingham4,6779.370.4%Con gain from Lab
KetteringCon Philip Hollobone9,09419.268.8%Con hold
Leicester EastLab Keith Vaz14,08229.365.8%Lab hold
Leicester SouthLab Peter Soulsby8,80818.761.1%Lab hold
Leicester WestLab Liz Kendall4,01711.255.2%Lab hold
LincolnCon Karl McCartney1,0582.362.2%Con gain from Lab
LoughboroughCon Nicky Morgan3,7447.168.2%Con gain from Lab
Louth and HorncastleCon Peter Tapsell13,87127.565.0%Con hold
MansfieldLab Alan Meale6,01212.460.4%Lab hold
Mid DerbyshireCon Pauline Latham11,29223.971.6%Con hold
NewarkCon Patrick Mercer16,15231.571.4%Con hold
North East DerbyshireLab Natascha Engel2,4455.265.9%Lab hold
North West LeicestershireCon Andrew Bridgen7,51114.572.9%Con gain from Lab
Northampton NorthCon Michael Ellis1,9364.865.1%Con gain from Lab
Northampton SouthCon Brian Binley6,00415.461.8%Con gain from Lab
Nottingham EastLab Christopher Leslie6,96921.156.4%Lab hold
Nottingham NorthLab Graham Allen8,13823.754.2%Lab hold
Nottingham SouthLab Lilian Greenwood1,7724.360.5%Lab hold
RushcliffeCon Ken Clarke15,81129.573.6%Con hold
Rutland and MeltonCon Alan Duncan14,00025.471.5%Con hold
SherwoodCon Mark Spencer2140.468.5%Con gain from Lab
Sleaford and North HykehamCon Stephen Phillips19,90533.470.2%Con hold
South DerbyshireCon Heather Wheeler7,12814.171.4%Con gain from Lab
South Holland and The DeepingsCon John Hayes21,88043.665.8%Con hold
South LeicestershireCon Andrew Robathan15,52428.471.2%Con hold
South NorthamptonshireCon Andrea Leadsom20,47834.273.0%Con hold
WellingboroughCon Peter Bone11,78722.867.2%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in East Midlands at the 2010 general election?

The Conservatives won 31 of the 46 seats in East Midlands, with 41.2% of the vote.

How many seats were there in East Midlands in 2010?

46 constituencies.

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