Result: Folkestone & Hythe
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 53.9% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 29.9% | |
| Labour | 12.5% | |
| Swing: 5.6% from LD to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Michael Howard | Conservative | 26,161 | 53.9 | +8.9 |
| Peter Carroll | Liberal Democrat | 14,481 | 29.9 | -2.2 |
| Maureen Tomison | Labour | 6,053 | 12.5 | -7.7 |
| Hazel Dawe | Green | 688 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Petrina Holdsworth | UK Independence Party | 619 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| Lord Toby Jug | Monster Raving Loony Party | 175 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Rodney Hylton-Potts | Get Britian Back Party | 153 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Grahame Leon-Smith | Senior Citizens Party | 151 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Sylvia Dunn | Peace and Progress | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Majority | 11,680 | 24.1 | ||
| Turnout | 48,503 | 68.4 | +4.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR FOLKESTONE & HYTHE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 45.0% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 32.1% | |
| Labour | 20.2% | |
| Others | 2.7% | |

