LAB GAIN from CON: Plymouth, Moor View — 2010 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Plymouth, Moor View constituency from Conservative on 6 May 2010. The Labour majority was 1,588 votes (3.8%). Turnout was 61.0%. The swing was 16.5% from CON to LAB.
Who won the Plymouth, Moor View constituency election in 2010?
Labour gained Plymouth, Moor View constituency at the 6 May 2010 General Election, taking the seat from Conservative. Labour won with a majority of 1,588 votes (3.8%). Turnout was 61.0%.
What was the swing in Plymouth, Moor View at the 2010 election?
The swing in Plymouth, Moor View was 16.5% from CON to LAB — a modest shift towards LAB. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.
What does swing mean in UK elections?
Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for Plymouth, Moor View in 2010 is shown in the statistics above.
