Result: Ashford
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 51.6% |
| Labour |  | 25.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 16.1% |
| Swing: 5.2% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Damian Green | Conservative | 26,651 | 51.6 | +4.2 |
| Valerie Whitaker | Labour | 13,353 | 25.8 | -6.3 |
| Chris Took | Liberal Democrat | 8,308 | 16.1 | +1.0 |
| Richard Boden | Green | 1,753 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
| Bernard Stroud | UK Independence Party | 1,620 | 3.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 13,298 | 25.7 | ||
| Turnout | 51,685 | 65.0 | +2.5 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ASHFORD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.4% |
| Labour |  | 32.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.1% |
| Others |  | 5.4% |
