UK general elections2010 › South Swindon

South Swindon — 2010

Robert Buckland (Conservative Party) was elected with 19,687 votes41.8% of 47,119 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. 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 47,119

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Robert Buckland Conservative Party 19,687−8.2 ptsElected
2Anne Snelgrove Labour Party 16,143
3Damon Hooton Liberal Democrats 8,305
4Robin Tingey UK Independence Party 2,029
5Jenni Miles Green Party 619
6Alastair Kirk Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 176
7Karsten Evans Independent 160

Electorate 72,619 · Turnout 64.9% · Majority 3,544 · Back to 2010 overview

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.