Result: Hitchin & Harpenden
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 25.8% |
| Labour |  | 22.2% |
| Swing: 2.6% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Peter Lilley | Conservative | 23,627 | 49.9 | +2.6 |
| Hannah Hedges | Liberal Democrat | 12,234 | 25.8 | +7.8 |
| Paul Orrett | Labour | 10,499 | 22.2 | -10.3 |
| John Saunders | UK Independence Party | 828 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| Peter Rigby | Independent | 199 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | 11,393 | 24.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,387 | 70.5 | +3.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR HITCHIN & HARPENDEN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.3% |
| Labour |  | 32.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.0% |
| Others |  | 2.2% |
