Election for the constituency of Worthing West on 6 May 2010

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

Conservative hold by Peter Bottomley with a majority of 11,729 - 23.9% - on a turnout of 64.7%.

An electorate of 75,945, having a valid vote count of 49,123 and an invalid vote count of 126.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BOTTOMLEY, Peter Con 25,416 51.7% 4.1%
THORPE, Hazel LD 13,687 27.9% 1.1%
ROSS, Ian Lab 5,800 11.8% -7.4%
WALLACE, John UKIP 2,924 6.0% 0.7%
AHERNE, David Green 996 2.0% -
DEARSLEY, Stuart CHP 300 0.6% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 07:04 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 Worthing West 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 based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.