UK general elections › 2010 › Congleton
Congleton — 2010
Fiona Bruce (Conservative Party) was elected with 23,250 votes— 45.8% of 50,780 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. 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 50,780
| 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 | Fiona Bruce | Conservative Party | 23,250 | −4.2 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Peter Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 16,187 | — | ||
| 3 | David Bryant | Labour Party | 8,747 | — | ||
| 4 | Lee Slaughter | UK Independence Party | 2,147 | — | ||
| 5 | Paul Edwards | Independent | 276 | — | ||
| 6 | Paul Rothwell | Independent | 94 | — | ||
| 7 | Adam Parton | Independent | 79 | — |
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.