UK general elections › 2010 › Colchester
Colchester — 2010
Bob Russell (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 22,151 votes— 48.0% of 46,139 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 46,139
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Russell | Liberal Democrats | 22,151 | −2.0 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Will Quince | Conservative Party | 15,169 | — | ||
| 3 | Jordan Newell | Labour Party | 5,680 | — | ||
| 4 | John Pitts | UK Independence Party | 1,350 | — | ||
| 5 | Sidney Chaney | British National Party | 705 | — | ||
| 6 | Peter Lynn | Green Party | 694 | — | ||
| 7 | Eddie Bone | English Democrats | 335 | — | ||
| 8 | Garryck Noble | Peoples Party Essex | 35 | — | ||
| 9 | Paul Shaw | Independent | 20 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.