2010 general election · North West
Preston: 2010 general election result
Mark Hendrick (Labour) won Preston at the 2010 general election with a majority of 7,733. Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- Mark HendrickLabour
- Majority
- 7,73323.8% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 53.1%32,505 valid votes
- Electorate
- 61,187
- Result
- Lab hold
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hendrick Elected sitting MP | Labour Labour and Co-operative Party | 15,668 | 48.2% | |
| Mark Jewell | Liberal Democrats | 7,935 | 24.4% | |
| Nerissa Warner-O'Neill | Conservative | 7,060 | 21.7% | |
| Richard Muirhead | UK Independence Party | 1,462 | 4.5% | |
| George Ambroze | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 272 | 0.8% | |
| Krishnamurta Tayya | Independent | 108 | 0.3% | |
| Valid votes | 32,505 | |||
| Majority | 7,733 | 23.8% | ||
No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 2005 election.
Declared 7 May 2010, 04:20.
Questions and answers
Who won Preston at the 2010 general election?
Mark Hendrick (Labour) won with 15,668 votes (48.2%). Result: Lab hold.
What was the majority in Preston in 2010?
7,733 votes (23.8% of valid votes) over the Liberal Democrats candidate, Mark Jewell.
What was the turnout in Preston in 2010?
53.1% of the 61,187 registered electors cast a valid vote (32,505 votes).
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