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Election for the constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham on 6 May 2010.

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Worthing and Shoreham, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Conservative hold by Tim Loughton with a majority of 11,105 - 22.9% - on a turnout of 65.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LOUGHTON, Tim Con 23,458 48.5% 4.6%
DOYLE, James LD 12,353 25.5% 1.2%
BENN, Emily Lab 8,087 16.7% -8.8%
GLENNON, Michael UKIP 2,984 6.2% 1.4%
BOARD, Susan Green 1,126 2.3% -
MALTBY, Clive ED 389 0.8% -

An electorate of 74,001, having a valid vote count of 48,397 and an invalid vote count of 110.

Result declared at 06:54 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

This constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for England. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are calculated from notional results.