2010 General Election - Houghton and Sunderland South
| Year | 2010 | 
| General election | 2010 General Election | 
| Constituency | Houghton and Sunderland South | 
| Turnout | 54.2% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Phillipson, Bridget | Labour | 19,137 | 
| Oliver, Robert | Conservative | 8,147 | 
| Boyle, Christopher | Liberal Democrats | 5,292 | 
| Wakefield, Colin | Independent | 2,462 | 
| Allen, Karen | BNP | 1,961 | 
| Elvin, Richard | UKIP | 1,022 |