Result: Gainsborough
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 43.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 26.4% |
| Labour |  | 25.7% |
| Swing: 1.0% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Edward Leigh | Conservative | 20,040 | 43.9 | -2.3 |
| Adrian Heath | Liberal Democrat | 12,037 | 26.4 | -0.3 |
| John Knight | Labour | 11,744 | 25.7 | -1.4 |
| Steven Pearson | UK Independence Party | 1,860 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | 8,003 | 17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 45,681 | 64.6 | +0.4 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR GAINSBOROUGH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 46.2% |
| Labour |  | 27.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 26.7% |
