TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		42.2%
Conservative		41.7%
Liberal Democrat		12.5%
Swing: 4.6% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Bob Marshall-Andrews	Labour	17,333	42.2	-6.8
Mark Reckless	Conservative	17,120	41.7	+2.5
Geoffrey Juby	Liberal Democrat	5,152	12.5	+3.2
Bob Oakley	UK Independence Party	1,488	3.6	+1.1
Majority		213	0.5
Turnout		41,093	61.1	+1.6

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 70

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR MEDWAY
Labour		49.0%
Conservative		39.2%
Liberal Democrat		9.3%
Others		2.5%