Result: Hampshire East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 45.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 35.3% |
| Labour |  | 16.0% |
| Swing: 3.7% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Michael Mates | Conservative | 24,273 | 45.7 | -1.9 |
| Ruth Bright | Liberal Democrat | 18,764 | 35.3 | +5.4 |
| Marjorie Broughton | Labour | 8,519 | 16.0 | -3.6 |
| David Samuel | UK Independence Party | 1,583 | 3.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | 5,509 | 10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 53,139 | 66.6 | +2.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR HAMPSHIRE EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 29.9% |
| Labour |  | 19.6% |
| Others |  | 2.9% |
