General Election 2010.

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General Election 2010

Extrapolation These are the results from during the night: What conclusions can we draw?

Extrapolation These are the results from during the night: What conclusions can we draw?

Extrapolation These are the results from during the night: What conclusions can we draw?

Extrapolation These are the results from during the night: What conclusions can we draw?

Cambridgeshire South This is our constituency. What questions can we ask and answer? What percentage voted for a candidate that isn’t listed above?

Cambridgeshire South This is our constituency. Turnout: 59,056 This is our constituency. What questions can we ask and answer? What is the biggest/smallest number of people who could have voted for each party?

Cambridgeshire South This is our constituency. What questions can we ask and answer? How many votes did each party gain in 2005? What was the turnout in 2005?

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE (Conservative hold) Andrew Lansley (Conservative) 27,995 Sebastian Kindersley (Lib Dem) 20,157 Tariq Sadiq (Labour) 6,024 Robin Page (Independent) 1,968 Helene Davies-Green (UKIP) 1,873 Simon Saggers (Green) 1,039

The final results Any comments? Party Seats Votes % Conservative 306 10,706,647 36.1 Labour 258 8,604,358 29.0 Liberal Democrat 57 6,827,938 23.0 Any comments?