The Conservative Party has gained the 2005 Labour seat in Loughborough in the 2010 UK General Election with a majority of 3,744 from 52,838 votes cast.
Loughborough General Election 2010 Result:
- Nicky Morgan – Conservative – 21,971
- Andy Reed – Labour – 18,227
- Mike Willis – Liberal Democrat – 9,675
- Kevan Stafford – British National Party – 2,040
- John Foden – UK Independence Party – 925
The Conservative candidate won with an increase in the percentage of votes of 4.3% from 2005, whil Labour’s share fell by 6.7%. The BNP vote grew by 3.9% from 2005.
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Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a place represented by an elected official are called “constituents”, and those constituents who cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called “voters”. There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections.
In smaller organizations, voting can occur in different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.
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