UK general elections › 2010 › South West Norfolk
South West Norfolk — 2010
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative Party) was elected with 23,753 votes— 48.3% of 49,150 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −1.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 49,150
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Truss | Conservative Party | 23,753 | 48.3% | −1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 10,613 | 21.6% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Smith | Labour Party | 9,119 | 18.6% | — | |
| 4 | Kay Hipsey | UK Independence Party | 3,061 | 6.2% | — | |
| 5 | Dennis Pearce | British National Party | 1,774 | 3.6% | — | |
| 6 | Lori Allen | Green Party | 830 | 1.7% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.