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2010 general election · North East

Redcar: 2010 general election result

Ian Swales (Liberal Democrats) won Redcar at the 2010 general election with a majority of 5,214 (LD gain from Lab). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Ian SwalesLiberal Democrats
Majority
5,21412.4% of valid votes
Turnout
62.5%41,963 valid votes
Electorate
67,127
Result
LD gain from Lab
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Ian Swales ElectedLiberal Democrats18,95545.2%
Vera Baird sitting MPLabour13,74132.8%
Steve MastinConservative5,79013.8%
Martin BulmerUK Independence Party1,8754.5%
Kevin BroughtonBritish National Party1,4753.5%
Hannah WalterTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1270.3%
Valid votes41,963
Majority5,21412.4%

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

Declared 7 May 2010, 03:50.

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Questions and answers

Who won Redcar at the 2010 general election?

Ian Swales (Liberal Democrats) won with 18,955 votes (45.2%). Result: LD gain from Lab.

What was the majority in Redcar in 2010?

5,214 votes (12.4% of valid votes) over the Labour candidate, Vera Baird.

What was the turnout in Redcar in 2010?

62.5% of the 67,127 registered electors cast a valid vote (41,963 votes).

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