The Conservatives gained 5.9% on 2005, while Labour lost a huge 9.6% from the last election to produce the swing from Red to Blue.
Carlisle General Election 2010 Result:
- John Stevenson – Conservative – 16,589
- Michael Boaden – Labour – 15,736
- Neil Hughes – Liberal Democrat – 6,567
- Paul Stafford – British National Party – 1,086
- Michael Owen – UK Independence Party – 969
- John Reardon – Green – 614
- John Metcalfe – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 376
- Peter Howe – Independent – 263