Result: Isle of Wight
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 48.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 29.5% |
| Labour |  | 17.2% |
| Swing: 7.5% from LD to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Andrew Turner | Conservative | 32,717 | 48.9 | +9.2 |
| Anthony Rowlands | Liberal Democrat | 19,739 | 29.5 | -5.8 |
| Mark Chiverton | Labour | 11,484 | 17.2 | +2.0 |
| Michael Tarrant | UK Independence Party | 2,352 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| Edward Corby | Independent | 551 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | 12,978 | 19.4 | ||
| Turnout | 66,843 | 61.3 | +0.5 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR ISLE OF WIGHT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 39.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 35.3% |
| Labour |  | 15.2% |
| Others |  | 9.8% |
