TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		41.2%
Conservative		40.7%
Liberal Democrat		14.9%
Swing: 2.4% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Paul Clark	Labour	18,621	41.2	-3.3
Tim Butcher	Conservative	18,367	40.7	+1.6
Andrew Stamp	Liberal Democrat	6,734	14.9	+1.3
Craig MacKinlay	UK Independence Party	1,191	2.6	+0.4
Gordon Bryan	Independent	254	0.6	+0.6
Majority		254	0.6
Turnout		45,167	62.5	+3.0

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 35

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR GILLINGHAM
Labour		44.5%
Conservative		39.1%
Liberal Democrat		13.6%
Others		2.8%