Liberal Democrats candidate · stood 2010
Simon Reed.
Stood for Liberal Democrats in Wansbeck at the 2010 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 2nd of 8 with 10,517 votes (27.5%).
The result in full · 2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavery, Ian✓ elected | Lab | 17,548 | 45.9% |
| Reed, Simon | LD | 10,517 | 27.5% |
| Storey, Campbell | Con | 6,714 | 17.5% |
| Finlay, Stephen | — | 1,418 | 3.7% |
| Stokoe, Linda-Lee | — | 974 | 2.5% |
| Best, Nic | Green | 601 | 1.6% |
| Reid, Malcolm | Ind | 359 | 0.9% |
| Flynn, Michael | — | 142 | 0.4% |
Majority 7,031 · 38,273 votes cast.
The seat now
Ian Lavery (Lab) won the 2010 contest.
Liberal Democrats in 2010
Simon Reed was one of 631 Liberal Democrats candidates at the 2010 General Election — 57 won their seats, 574 did not. See the Liberal Democrats →