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Election for the constituency of Mid Sussex on 6 May 2010.

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Mid Sussex, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Conservative hold by Nicholas Soames with a majority of 7,402 - 13.3% - on a turnout of 72.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SOAMES, Nicholas Con 28,329 50.7% 2.5%
TIERNEY, Serena LD 20,927 37.5% 1.8%
BOOT, David Lab 3,689 6.6% -6.2%
MONTGOMERY, Marc UKIP 1,423 2.5% -0.7%
BROWN, Paul Green 645 1.2% -
MINIHANE, Stuart BNP 583 1.0% -
THUNDERCLAP, Baron Von MRLP 259 0.5% -

An electorate of 77,199, having a valid vote count of 55,855 and an invalid vote count of 100.

Result declared at 05:40 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 Mid Sussex 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.