Result: Bedfordshire Mid
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 46.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 23.8% |
| Labour |  | 22.5% |
| Swing: 2.6% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Nadine Dorries | Conservative | 23,345 | 46.3 | -1.1 |
| Mark Chapman | Liberal Democrat | 11,990 | 23.8 | +4.1 |
| Martin Lindsay | Labour | 11,351 | 22.5 | -7.6 |
| Richard Joselyn | UK Independence Party | 1,372 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Ben Foley | Green | 1,292 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Howard Martin | Veritas | 769 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Saqhib Ali | Independent | 301 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | 11,355 | 22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 50,420 | 68.3 | +2.4 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BEDFORDSHIRE MID | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.4% |
| Labour |  | 30.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 19.7% |
| Others |  | 2.8% |
