Result: Forest of Dean
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 40.9% |
| Labour |  | 36.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.2% |
| Swing: 4.5% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Mark Harper | Conservative | 19,474 | 40.9 | +2.1 |
| Isabel Owen | Labour | 17,425 | 36.6 | -6.8 |
| Chris Coleman | Liberal Democrat | 8,185 | 17.2 | +4.3 |
| Patricia Hill | UK Independence Party | 1,140 | 2.4 | +0.9 |
| Stephen Tweedie | Green | 991 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| Anthony Reeve | Independent | 300 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Gerald Morgan | English Parliamentary Party | 125 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 2,049 | 4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 47,640 | 70.9 | +3.6 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR FOREST OF DEAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 43.4% |
| Conservative |  | 38.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.9% |
| Others |  | 4.9% |
