1. West Sussex
General Election Results 2015
7th May 2015

2. West Sussex MPs 2015 54% 16% 16% 8% 5% 1% 1. Arundel & South Downs
Nick Herbert (Con)
2. Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Nick Gibb (Con)
3. Chichester
Andrew Tyrie (Con)
4. Crawley
Henry Smith (Con)
5. East Worthing & Shoreham
Tim Loughton (Con)
6. Horsham
Jeremy Quin (Con)
7. Mid Sussex
Nicholas Soames (Con)
8. Worthing West
Peter Bottomley (Con)
54%
16%
16% 8% 5% 1%
230,003
votes
68,241
votes
66,317
votes
35,594
votes
20,584
votes
3,621
votes

3. Arundel & South Downs 34,331 votes 61% of the vote 26,177 majority
Con Hold
Electorate
77,272
Nick Herbert
+8.8%
2.87%
UKIP
Votes cast
56,477
Con
swing to
UKIP
Change from 2010 vote share
+6.4%
GRN
Turnout
73%
+3.0%
CON
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Nick Herbert
Conservatives
34,331
60.8
Peter Grace
UKIP
8,154
14.4
Christopher Wellbelove
Labour
6,324
11.2
Shweta Kapadia
Liberal Democrats
4,062
7.2
Isabel Thurston
Green
3,606
6.4
+2.6%
Conservatives
LAB
34,331 votes
61% of the vote
26,177 majority LD
-20.7%
Arundel & South Downs constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Arundel and Horsham.
Nick Herbert has represented the constituency since the 2005 general election when he replaced the outgoing Conservative MP Howard Flight who had held the seat since From he was Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice.
2010
Nick Herbert
32,333 votes
58% of the vote
16,691 majority
Conservatives

4. Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Con Hold
Electorate
73,095
Nick Gibb
+15.3%
7.67%
UKIP
Votes cast
47,116
Con
swing to
UKIP
Change from 2010 vote share
+4.1%
GRN
Turnout
65%
CON
CON
-0.1%
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Nick Gibb
Conservatives
24,185
51.3
Graham Jones
UKIP
10,241
21.7
Alan Butcher
Labour
6,508
13.8
Francis Oppler
Liberal Democrats
4,240
9.0
Simon McDougall
Green
1,942
4.1
-0.2%
Conservatives
LAB
LAB
24,185 votes
51% of the vote
13,944 majority LD
-14.5%
Bognor Regis & Littlehampton constituency was created in 1997 from part of the former seat of Arundel.
Nick Gibb has represented the constituency since the 1997 general election. Since 2014 he has served as Minister of State for Education.
2010
Nick Gibb
24,087 votes
51% of the vote
13,063 majority
Conservatives

5. Chichester 32,953 votes 58% of the vote 24,413 majority Andrew Tyrie
Con Hold
Electorate
83,575
Andrew Tyrie
+8.1%
2.90%
UKIP
Votes cast
57,139
Con
swing to
UKIP
+6.5%
GRN
Change from 2010 vote share
Turnout
68%
+2.3%
CON
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Andrew Tyrie
Conservatives
32,953
57.7
Andrew Moncreiff
UKIP
8,540
14.9
Mark Farwell
Labour
6,933
12.1
Andrew Smith
Lib Dem
4,865
8.5
Jasper Richmond
Green
3,742
6.5
Andrew Emerson
Patria
106
0.2
+1.7%
LAB
Conservatives
32,953 votes
58% of the vote
24,413 majority
+0.2%
PAT LD
-18.9%
Chichester is an ancient constituency, having returned MPs to the House of Commons since Since 1924 Chichester has been represented exclusively by Conservative MPs.
Andrew Tyrie has represented the constituency since the 1997 general election when he replaced the outgoing Conservative MP Anthony Nelson who had held the seat since Since 2010 he has served as Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee.
2010
Andrew Tyrie
31,427 votes
55% of the vote
15,877 majority
Conservatives

6. Crawley 22,829 votes 47% of the vote 6,526 majority Henry Smith +11.5%
Con Hold
Electorate
73,940
Henry Smith
+11.5%
0.48%
UKIP
Votes cast
48,550
Lab
swing to
Con
Change from 2010 vote share
+2.3%
CON
Turnout
66%
+1.3%
LAB
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Henry Smith
Conservatives
22,829
47.0
Chris Oxlade
Labour
16,303
33.6
Chris Brown
UKIP
6,979
14.4
Sarah Osborne
Liberal Democrats
1,339
2.8
Guy Hudson
Green
1,100
2.3
+1.0%
Conservatives
GRN
22,829 votes
47% of the vote
6,526 majority LD
-11.6%
Crawley constituency was created in 1983 from part of the former seat of Horsham & Crawley.
Henry Smith has represented the constituency since the 2010 general election when he won the seat from Labour. Labour MP Laura Moffatt had held the seat since From he was Leader of West Sussex County Council.
2010
Henry Smith
21,264 votes
45% of the vote
5,928 majority
Conservatives

7. East Worthing & Shoreham
Con Hold
Electorate
74,272
Tim Loughton
+10.4%
0.90%
UKIP
Votes cast
49,898
Con
swing to
Lab
+2.9%
GRN
Change from 2010 vote share
Turnout
67%
+2.8%
LAB
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Tim Loughton
Conservatives
24,686
49.5
Tim Macpherson
Labour
9,737
19.5
Mike Glennon
UKIP
8,267
16.6
Bob Smytherman
Liberal Democrats
3,360
6.7
James Doyle
Green
2,605
5.2
Carl Walker
National Health Action
1,243
2.5
+2.5%
NHA
Conservatives
24,686 votes
50% of the vote
14,949 majority
+1.0%
CON LD
-18.8%
East Worthing & Shoreham constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Worthing and Shoreham.
Tim Loughton has represented the constituency since the 1997 general election. From he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families.
2010
Tim Loughton
23,458 votes
49% of the vote
11,105 majority
Conservatives

8. Horsham 32,627 votes 57% of the vote 24,658 majority Jeremy Quin
Con Hold
Electorate
78,181
Jeremy Quin
+8.9%
UKIP
2.17%
Votes cast
56,925
Con
swing to
UKIP
+4.6%
CON
Change from 2010 vote share
Turnout
73%
+3.9%
LAB
+2.8%
GRN
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Jeremy Quin
Conservatives
32,627
57.3
Roger Arthur
UKIP
7,969
14.0
Morwen Millson
Liberal Democrats
6,647
11.7
Martyn Davis
Labour
6,499
11.4
Darrin Green
Green
2,198
3.9
James Smith
Something New
375
0.7
Jim Duggan
Peace
307
0.5
Jim Rae
Independent
303
+0.7%
STN
Conservatives
+0.5%
IND
J. Rae
32,627 votes
57% of the vote
24,658 majority
+0.1%
PCE LD
-20.5%
Horsham is an ancient constituency, having returned MPs to the House of Commons since Having been abolished and recreated twice in the 20th century it was reconstituted in 1983, since when it has been represented exclusively by Conservative MPs.
Jeremy Quin is a new MP and has represented the constituency since the 2015 general election when he replaced the outgoing Conservative, Francis Maud who had held the seat since 1997.
2010
Francis Maude
29,447 votes
53% of the vote
11,460 majority
Conservatives

9. Mid Sussex 32,268 votes 56% of the vote 24,286 majority
Con Hold
Electorate
79,520
Nicholas Soames
+9.5%
UKIP
0.94%
Votes cast
57,492
Con
swing to
Lab
+7.3%
LAB
Change from 2010 vote share
Turnout
72%
+5.4%
CON
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Nicholas Soames
Conservatives
32,268
56.1
Greg Mountain
Labour
7,982
13.9
Toby Brothers
UKIP
6,898
12.0
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrats
6,604
11.5
Miranda Diboll
Green
2,453
4.3
Beki Adam
Independent
958
1.7
Baron von Thunderclap
Monster Raving Loony
329
0.6
+3.1%
GRN
+1.7%
Conservatives
IND
B. Adam
32,268 votes
56% of the vote
24,286 majority
+0.1%
MRL LD
-26.0%
Mid Sussex constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the former seats of East Grinstead and Lewes. Since 1974 it has been represented exclusively by Conservative MPs.
Sir Nicholas Soames has represented the constituency since the 1997 general election when he replaced the outgoing Conservative MP, Tim Renton who had held the seat since From he served as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.
2010
Nicholas Soames
28,329 votes
51% of the vote
7,402 majority
Conservatives

10. Worthing West 26,124 votes 52% of the vote 16,855 majority
Con Hold
Electorate
75,617
Peter Bottomley
6.29%
+12.3%
UKIP
Votes cast
50,763
Con
swing to
UKIP
Change from 2010 vote share
Turnout
67%
+3.9%
LAB
Candidate
Party
Votes %
Peter Bottomley
Conservatives
26,124
51.5
Tim Cross
UKIP
9,269
18.3
Jim Deen
Labour
7,955
15.7
Hazel Thorpe
Liberal Democrats
4,477
8.8
David Aherne
Green
2,938
5.8
+3.8%
GRN
Conservatives
CON
-0.3%
26,124 votes
52% of the vote
16,855 majority
-19.0% LD
Worthing West constituency was created in 1997 from part of the former seat of Worthing.
Sir Peter Bottomley has represented the constituency since the 1997 general election. He served in various positions in Margaret Thatcher’s government in the 1980s before returning to the backbenches in 1990.
2010
Peter Bottomley
25,416 votes
52% of the vote
11,729 majority
Conservatives