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2010 general election

South East: 2010 general election results

How South East voted at the 2010 general election: the Conservatives won 74 of 84 seats with 49.3% of the vote. Every constituency result.

South East: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative74+162,118,03549.3%+4.483
Liberal Democrats4−21,124,78626.2%+0.883
Labour4−15697,56716.2%−8.183
Green1new62,1201.5%—52
Speaker1new22,8600.5%—1
UK Independence Party0new177,2604.1%—82
British National Party0new30,6180.7%—26
Independent0new27,2760.6%—52
34 other parties and independents33,7050.8%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in South East.

Aldershot: Con (Gerald Howarth), majority 12.3%Arundel and South Downs: Con (Nick Herbert), majority 29.8%Ashford: Con (Damian Green), majority 31.3%Aylesbury: Con (David Lidington), majority 23.7%Banbury: Con (Tony Baldry), majority 32.4%Basingstoke: Con (Maria Miller), majority 26.0%Beaconsfield: Con (Dominic Grieve), majority 41.5%Bexhill and Battle: Con (Gregory Barker), majority 23.6%Bognor Regis and Littlehampton: Con (Nick Gibb), majority 27.9%Bracknell: Con (Philip Lee), majority 30.1%Brighton, Kemptown: Con (Simon Kirby), majority 3.1% — Con gain from LabBrighton, Pavilion: Grn (Caroline Lucas), majority 2.4% — Green gain from LabBuckingham: Spk (John Bercow), majority 25.9% — Spk gain from ConCanterbury: Con (Julian Brazier), majority 12.3%Chatham and Aylesford: Con (Tracey Crouch), majority 13.9% — Con gain from LabChesham and Amersham: Con (Cheryl Gillan), majority 31.9%Chichester: Con (Andrew Tyrie), majority 28.0%Crawley: Con (Henry Smith), majority 12.5% — Con gain from LabDartford: Con (Gareth Johnson), majority 21.2% — Con gain from LabDover: Con (Charlie Elphicke), majority 10.5% — Con gain from LabEast Hampshire: Con (Damian Hinds), majority 26.3%East Surrey: Con (Sam Gyimah), majority 30.9%East Worthing and Shoreham: Con (Tim Loughton), majority 23.0%Eastbourne: LD (Stephen Lloyd), majority 6.6% — LD gain from ConEastleigh: LD (Chris Huhne), majority 7.2%Epsom and Ewell: Con (Chris Grayling), majority 29.4%Esher and Walton: Con (Dominic Raab), majority 34.1%Fareham: Con (Mark Hoban), majority 31.5%Faversham and Mid Kent: Con (Hugh Robertson), majority 36.6%Folkestone and Hythe: Con (Damian Collins), majority 19.2%Gillingham and Rainham: Con (Rehman Chishti), majority 18.6% — Con gain from LabGosport: Con (Caroline Dinenage), majority 30.7%Gravesham: Con (Adam Holloway), majority 19.7%Guildford: Con (Anne Milton), majority 14.0%Hastings and Rye: Con (Amber Rudd), majority 4.0% — Con gain from LabHavant: Con (David Willetts), majority 27.7%Henley: Con (John Howell), majority 31.0%Horsham: Con (Francis Maude), majority 20.5%Hove: Con (Mike Weatherley), majority 3.8% — Con gain from LabIsle of Wight: Con (Andrew Turner), majority 15.0%Lewes: LD (Norman Baker), majority 15.3%Maidenhead: Con (Theresa May), majority 31.2%Maidstone and The Weald: Con (Helen Grant), majority 12.0%Meon Valley: Con (George Hollingbery), majority 23.7%Mid Sussex: Con (Nicholas Soames), majority 13.3%Milton Keynes North: Con (Mark Lancaster), majority 16.6% — Con gain from LabMilton Keynes South: Con (Iain Stewart), majority 9.4% — Con gain from LabMole Valley: Con (Paul Beresford), majority 28.8%New Forest East: Con (Julian Lewis), majority 22.6%New Forest West: Con (Desmond Swayne), majority 35.5%Newbury: Con (Richard Benyon), majority 20.9%North East Hampshire: Con (James Arbuthnot), majority 35.1%North Thanet: Con (Roger Gale), majority 31.2%North West Hampshire: Con (George Young), majority 34.9%Oxford East: Lab (Andrew Smith), majority 8.9%Oxford West and Abingdon: Con (Nicola Blackwood), majority 0.3% — Con gain from LDPortsmouth North: Con (Penny Mordaunt), majority 16.5% — Con gain from LabPortsmouth South: LD (Mike Hancock), majority 12.6%Reading East: Con (Rob Wilson), majority 15.2%Reading West: Con (Alok Sharma), majority 12.6% — Con gain from LabReigate: Con (Crispin Blunt), majority 27.2%Rochester and Strood: Con (Mark Reckless), majority 20.8%Romsey and Southampton North: Con (Caroline Nokes), majority 8.5% — Con gain from LDRunnymede and Weybridge: Con (Philip Hammond), majority 34.3%Sevenoaks: Con (Michael Fallon), majority 35.5%Sittingbourne and Sheppey: Con (Gordon Henderson), majority 25.5%Slough: Lab (Fiona Mactaggart), majority 11.6%South Thanet: Con (Laura Sandys), majority 16.6%South West Surrey: Con (Jeremy Hunt), majority 28.5%Southampton, Itchen: Lab (John Denham), majority 0.4%Southampton, Test: Lab (Alan Whitehead), majority 5.5%Spelthorne: Con (Kwasi Kwarteng), majority 21.2%Surrey Heath: Con (Michael Gove), majority 31.8%Tonbridge and Malling: Con (John Stanley), majority 35.4%Tunbridge Wells: Con (Greg Clark), majority 31.0%Wantage: Con (Edward Vaizey), majority 24.0%Wealden: Con (Charles Hendry), majority 31.3%Winchester: Con (Steve Brine), majority 5.5% — Con gain from LDWindsor: Con (Adam Afriyie), majority 38.4%Witney: Con (David Cameron), majority 39.4%Woking: Con (Jonathan Lord), majority 12.9%Wokingham: Con (John Redwood), majority 24.7%Worthing West: Con (Peter Bottomley), majority 23.9%Wycombe: Con (Steve Baker), majority 19.9%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
AldershotCon Gerald Howarth5,58612.363.5%Con hold
Arundel and South DownsCon Nick Herbert16,69129.872.9%Con hold
AshfordCon Damian Green17,29731.367.9%Con hold
AylesburyCon David Lidington12,61823.768.3%Con hold
BanburyCon Tony Baldry18,22732.466.7%Con hold
BasingstokeCon Maria Miller13,17626.067.1%Con hold
BeaconsfieldCon Dominic Grieve21,78241.570.0%Con hold
Bexhill and BattleCon Gregory Barker12,88023.667.4%Con hold
Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonCon Nick Gibb13,06327.966.2%Con hold
BracknellCon Philip Lee15,70430.167.8%Con hold
Brighton, KemptownCon Simon Kirby1,3283.164.7%Con gain from Lab
Brighton, PavilionGrn Caroline Lucas1,2522.470.0%Green gain from Lab
BuckinghamSpk John Bercow12,52925.964.5%Spk gain from Con
CanterburyCon Julian Brazier6,04812.366.4%Con hold
Chatham and AylesfordCon Tracey Crouch6,06913.964.5%Con gain from Lab
Chesham and AmershamCon Cheryl Gillan16,71031.974.6%Con hold
ChichesterCon Andrew Tyrie15,87728.069.6%Con hold
CrawleyCon Henry Smith5,92812.565.3%Con gain from Lab
DartfordCon Gareth Johnson10,62821.265.7%Con gain from Lab
DoverCon Charlie Elphicke5,27410.570.1%Con gain from Lab
East HampshireCon Damian Hinds13,49726.371.0%Con hold
East SurreyCon Sam Gyimah16,87430.971.1%Con hold
East Worthing and ShorehamCon Tim Loughton11,10523.065.4%Con hold
EastbourneLD Stephen Lloyd3,4356.667.0%LD gain from Con
EastleighLD Chris Huhne3,8647.269.3%LD hold
Epsom and EwellCon Chris Grayling16,13429.468.8%Con hold
Esher and WaltonCon Dominic Raab18,59334.172.4%Con hold
FarehamCon Mark Hoban17,09231.571.6%Con hold
Faversham and Mid KentCon Hugh Robertson17,08836.667.8%Con hold
Folkestone and HytheCon Damian Collins10,12219.267.7%Con hold
Gillingham and RainhamCon Rehman Chishti8,68018.666.1%Con gain from Lab
GosportCon Caroline Dinenage14,41330.764.5%Con hold
GraveshamCon Adam Holloway9,31219.767.4%Con hold
GuildfordCon Anne Milton7,78214.072.1%Con hold
Hastings and RyeCon Amber Rudd1,9934.064.7%Con gain from Lab
HavantCon David Willetts12,16027.763.0%Con hold
HenleyCon John Howell16,58831.073.2%Con hold
HorshamCon Francis Maude11,46020.572.0%Con hold
HoveCon Mike Weatherley1,8683.869.5%Con gain from Lab
Isle of WightCon Andrew Turner10,52715.063.9%Con hold
LewesLD Norman Baker7,64715.372.9%LD hold
MaidenheadCon Theresa May16,76931.273.7%Con hold
Maidstone and The WealdCon Helen Grant5,88912.068.9%Con hold
Meon ValleyCon George Hollingbery12,12523.772.7%Con hold
Mid SussexCon Nicholas Soames7,40213.372.4%Con hold
Milton Keynes NorthCon Mark Lancaster8,96116.665.4%Con gain from Lab
Milton Keynes SouthCon Iain Stewart5,2019.463.9%Con gain from Lab
Mole ValleyCon Paul Beresford15,65328.875.1%Con hold
New Forest EastCon Julian Lewis11,30722.668.7%Con hold
New Forest WestCon Desmond Swayne16,89635.569.6%Con hold
NewburyCon Richard Benyon12,24820.974.0%Con hold
North East HampshireCon James Arbuthnot18,59735.173.3%Con hold
North ThanetCon Roger Gale13,52831.263.2%Con hold
North West HampshireCon George Young18,58334.969.5%Con hold
Oxford EastLab Andrew Smith4,5818.963.1%Lab hold
Oxford West and AbingdonCon Nicola Blackwood1760.365.3%Con gain from LD
Portsmouth NorthCon Penny Mordaunt7,28916.562.7%Con gain from Lab
Portsmouth SouthLD Mike Hancock5,20012.658.7%LD hold
Reading EastCon Rob Wilson7,60515.266.7%Con hold
Reading WestCon Alok Sharma6,00412.665.9%Con gain from Lab
ReigateCon Crispin Blunt13,59127.269.8%Con hold
Rochester and StroodCon Mark Reckless9,95320.865.0%Con hold
Romsey and Southampton NorthCon Caroline Nokes4,1568.571.8%Con gain from LD
Runnymede and WeybridgeCon Philip Hammond16,50934.366.4%Con hold
SevenoaksCon Michael Fallon17,51535.571.0%Con hold
Sittingbourne and SheppeyCon Gordon Henderson12,38325.564.0%Con hold
SloughLab Fiona Mactaggart5,52311.661.6%Lab hold
South ThanetCon Laura Sandys7,61716.665.6%Con hold
South West SurreyCon Jeremy Hunt16,31828.574.8%Con hold
Southampton, ItchenLab John Denham1920.459.6%Lab hold
Southampton, TestLab Alan Whitehead2,4135.561.4%Lab hold
SpelthorneCon Kwasi Kwarteng10,01921.267.1%Con hold
Surrey HeathCon Michael Gove17,28931.869.6%Con hold
Tonbridge and MallingCon John Stanley18,17835.471.5%Con hold
Tunbridge WellsCon Greg Clark15,57631.068.1%Con hold
WantageCon Edward Vaizey13,54724.070.0%Con hold
WealdenCon Charles Hendry17,17931.371.8%Con hold
WinchesterCon Steve Brine3,0485.575.8%Con gain from LD
WindsorCon Adam Afriyie19,05438.471.3%Con hold
WitneyCon David Cameron22,74039.473.3%Con hold
WokingCon Jonathan Lord6,80712.971.5%Con hold
WokinghamCon John Redwood13,49224.771.4%Con hold
Worthing WestCon Peter Bottomley11,72923.964.7%Con hold
WycombeCon Steve Baker9,56019.964.9%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in South East at the 2010 general election?

The Conservatives won 74 of the 84 seats in South East, with 49.3% of the vote.

How many seats were there in South East in 2010?

84 constituencies.

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