TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Conservative		54.7%
Liberal Democrat		24.5%
Labour		15.6%
Swing: 1.4% from LD to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Christopher Chope	Conservative	28,208	54.7	-0.4
Leslie Coman	Liberal Democrat	12,649	24.5	-3.3
Jim King	Labour	8,051	15.6	+0.5
David Hughes	UK Independence Party	2,657	5.2	+3.2
Majority		15,559	30.2
Turnout		51,565	69.6	+2.1

KEY SEAT

This seat is Liberal Democrat target number 99

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST

Full details for South West

2001 RESULT FOR CHRISTCHURCH
Conservative		55.1%
Liberal Democrat		27.8%
Labour		15.1%
Others		2.0%