Elections in The 2010s
General Election 2010: Bishop Auckland | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Helen Goodman | 16,023 | 39.0 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | Barbara Harrison | 10,805 | 26.3 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Wilkes | 9,189 | 22.3 | −1.3 | |
BNP | Adam Walker | 2,036 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Local Liberals People Before Politics | Sam Zair | 1,964 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
UKIP | Dave Brothers | 1,119 | 2.7 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 5,218 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 41,136 | 60.2 | +4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.3 |
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