TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Conservative		42.1%
Labour		40.3%
Liberal Democrat		11.7%
Swing: 3.6% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Douglas Carswell	Conservative	21,235	42.1	+1.9
Ivan Henderson	Labour	20,315	40.3	-5.3
Keith Tully	Liberal Democrat	5,913	11.7	+3.2
Jeffrey Titford	UK Independence Party	2,314	4.6	-0.5
John Tipple	Respect-Unity Coalition	477	0.9	+0.9
Christopher Humphrey	Independent	154	0.3	+0.3
Majority		920	1.8
Turnout		50,408	62.6	+0.5

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 36

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN

Full details for Eastern

2001 RESULT FOR HARWICH
Labour		45.6%
Conservative		40.2%
Liberal Democrat		8.5%
Others		5.7%