Result: Louth & Horncastle
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 46.6% |
| Labour |  | 25.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.3% |
| Swing: 2.1% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative | 21,744 | 46.6 | -1.9 |
| Frank Hodgkiss | Labour | 11,848 | 25.4 | -6.1 |
| Fiona Martin | Liberal Democrat | 9,480 | 20.3 | +0.2 |
| Christopher Pain | UK Independence Party | 3,611 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | 9,896 | 21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 46,683 | 62.0 | -0.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LOUTH & HORNCASTLE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 48.5% |
| Labour |  | 31.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.1% |
