Result: Essex North
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.6% |
| Labour |  | 24.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.5% |
| Swing: 3.4% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Bernard Jenkin | Conservative | 22,811 | 47.6 | +0.2 |
| Elizabeth Hughes | Labour | 11,908 | 24.8 | -6.7 |
| James Raven | Liberal Democrat | 9,831 | 20.5 | +3.0 |
| Chris Fox | Green | 1,718 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| George Curtis | UK Independence Party | 1,691 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Majority | 10,903 | 22.7 | ||
| Turnout | 47,959 | 65.7 | +2.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ESSEX NORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.4% |
| Labour |  | 31.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.5% |
| Others |  | 3.6% |
