2010 General Election

Houghton and Sunderland South

2010 General Election · 6 May 2010 · England

Bridget Phillipson (Labour) won the seat, a Lab hold, with a majority of 10,990 on a 55.3% turnout.

Electorate 68,729 · Valid votes 38,021 · Turnout 55.3%

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bridget Phillipson Labour 19,137 50.3%
Robert Oliver Conservative 8,147 21.4%
Chris Boyle Liberal Democrat 5,292 13.9%
Colin Wakefield Independent 2,462 6.5%
Karen Allen British National Party 1,961 5.2%
Richard Elvin UK Independence Party 1,022 2.7%

See this constituency & its current MP

Source: UK Parliament election results.