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Redcar — 2010
Ian Swales (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 18,955 votes— 45.2% of 41,963 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. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 41,963
| 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 | Ian Swales | Liberal Democrats | 18,955 | 45.2% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vera Baird | Labour Party | 13,741 | 32.7% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Mastin | Conservative Party | 5,790 | 13.8% | — | |
| 4 | Martin Bulmer | UK Independence Party | 1,875 | 4.5% | — | |
| 5 | Kevin Broughton | British National Party | 1,475 | 3.5% | — | |
| 6 | Hannah Walter | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 127 | 0.3% | — |
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.