A Conservative win. The Conservative vote up and the Labour vote massively down. This result makes this a Conservative safe seat.
Party | 2010 result | 2005 notional | +/- | 2010 % | 2005 notional % | +/- |
Conservative | 26862 | 22187 | +4675 | 51.4 | 46.8 | +4.6 |
Labour | 9274 | 14657 | -5383 | 17.7 | 30.9 | -13.2 |
Liberal Democrats | 10437 | 8042 | +2395 | 20.0 | 17.0 | +3.0 |
UKIP | 2991 | 2536 | +455 | 5.7 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
English Democrats | 387 | --- | +387 | 0.7 | --- | +0.7 |
BNP | 1747 | --- | +1747 | 3.3 | --- | +3.3 |
Independent | 566 | --- | +566 | 1.1 | --- | +1.1 |