Election Results: Alan Duncan re-elected
7 May 2010
RUTLAND AND MELTON PARLIAMENTARY
CONSTITUENCY
ELECTION RESULTS : ALAN DUNCAN
RE-ELECTED

Following a long night’s counting of votes at
the Melton Mowbray Cattle Market, Alan Duncan was re-elected as the
Member of Parliament for the Rutland and Melton
Constituency.
After his election triumph was announced at
4.40 on Friday morning, Mr. Duncan thanked the Mayor as Returning
Officer, those involved at the polling stations and at the
count, his fellow candidates, his own supporters and most of all
the voters of Rutland and Melton for putting confidence in him with
such a large majority.
The turnout was 71.72% and the result for each
candidate is as follows :-
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of Votes
|
|
Keith Philip Addison
|
British National Party
|
1,757
|
|
Peter Charles
John Baker
|
UK Independence Party
|
2,526
|
|
Alan James Carter Duncan
|
The Conservative Party Candidate
|
28,228
|
|
Leigh Frank Higgins
|
Independent
|
588
|
|
Grahame Francis Grenville Hudson
|
Liberal Democrats
|
14,228
|
|
John Morgan
|
The Labour Party Candidate
|
7,893
|
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For more information please contact:
Sarah Evans
Melton Borough Council
sevans@melton.gov.uk
01664 502441
Angela
Tebbutt
Melton Borough
Council
atebbutt@melton.gov.uk
01664 502461
Jenny
Kightley
Rutland County Council
jkightley@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758275
Rachel
Abbott
Harborough District
Council
r.abbott@harborough.gov.uk
Matt Howling
Harborough District
Council
m.howling@harborough.gov.uk
01858 821217
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