UK general elections › 2010 › Weston-Super-Mare
Weston-Super-Mare — 2010
John Penrose (Conservative Party) was elected with 23,356 votes— 44.3% of 52,716 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. 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −5.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 52,716
| 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 | John Penrose | Conservative Party | 23,356 | −5.7 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Mike Bell | Liberal Democrats | 20,665 | — | ||
| 3 | David Bradley | Labour Party | 5,772 | — | ||
| 4 | Paul Spencer | UK Independence Party | 1,406 | — | ||
| 5 | Peryn Parsons | British National Party | 1,098 | — | ||
| 6 | John Peverelle | English Democrats | 275 | — | ||
| 7 | Steve Satchwell | Independent | 144 | — |
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.