Result: Luton South
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 42.7% |
| Conservative |  | 28.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 22.6% |
| Swing: 5.6% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Margaret Moran | Labour | 16,610 | 42.7 | -12.5 |
| Richard Stay | Conservative | 10,960 | 28.2 | -1.2 |
| Qurban Hussain | Liberal Democrat | 8,778 | 22.6 | +11.7 |
| Charlie Lawman | UK Independence Party | 957 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Marc Scheimann | Green | 790 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Mohammed Ilyas | Respect-Unity Coalition | 725 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Arthur Lynn | Workers Revolutionary Party | 98 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | 5,650 | 14.5 | ||
| Turnout | 38,918 | 54.1 | -1.0 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LUTON SOUTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.2% |
| Conservative |  | 29.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.9% |
| Others |  | 4.5% |
