TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		48.6%
Conservative		24.3%
Liberal Democrat		13.9%
Swing: 4.7% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Geoff Hoon	Labour	20,433	48.6	-9.5
Giles Inglis-Jones	Conservative	10,220	24.3	-0.1
Wendy Johnson	Liberal Democrat	5,829	13.9	+2.6
Roy Adkins	Ashfield Independents	2,292	5.5	+5.5
Kate Allsop	Independent	1,900	4.5	+4.5
Sarah Hemstock	Veritas	1,108	2.6	+2.6
Eddie Grenfell	Independent	269	0.6	+0.6
Majority		10,213	24.3
Turnout		42,051	57.3	+3.7

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS

Full details for East Midlands

2001 RESULT FOR ASHFIELD
Labour		58.1%
Conservative		24.4%
Liberal Democrat		11.3%
Others		6.2%