Results breakdown of the 2005 United Kingdom general election Party came third in Brighton Pavilion (with Keith Taylor as candidate) behind Labour and the Conservatives, taking 21.9% of the votes cast. Despite this unprecedented high share of the vote Taylor was not selected to contest the seat in the 2010 general election, losing his prospective position to Caroline Lucas. The English Democrats gained their highest percentage of the vote, when former "Sun" newspaper columnist, Gary Bushell stood in Greenwich and Woolwich and gained 3.4% of votes cast. The Independent Working Class Association stood for the first time in a general election, having previously only stood in local council elections.
2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland votes<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Elected<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats gained<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats lost<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Net change<br>in seats<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of seats<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of votes<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Change in %<br>of vote<br> "Italics" indicates a new member and/or party representing the seat. Bold indicates an MP who did not complete a full term. 2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland The 2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland occurred on 6 May 2010 and all 18 seats in Northern Ireland were contested. The election saw Sinn Féin win the most votes at a Westminster election for the first time and saw the Democratic Unionist