TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		42.1%
Conservative		37.4%
Liberal Democrat		15.1%
Swing: 2.9% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Michael Foster	Labour	18,107	42.1	-5.0
Mark Coote	Conservative	16,081	37.4	+0.8
Richard Stevens	Liberal Democrat	6,479	15.1	+4.8
Terry Grant	UK Independence Party	1,098	2.6	+0.4
Sally Phillips	Green	1,032	2.4	+0.7
Viscount Clarkey of Rochdale Canal Ord-Clarke	Monster Raving Loony Party	207	0.5	0.0
Majority		2,026	4.7
Turnout		43,004	59.1	+0.8

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 78

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR HASTINGS & RYE
Labour		47.1%
Conservative		36.6%
Liberal Democrat		10.3%
Others		6.0%