Result: New Forest West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 56.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.9% |
| Labour |  | 16.5% |
| Swing: 3.8% from LD to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Desmond Swayne | Conservative | 26,004 | 56.4 | +0.7 |
| Murari Kaushik | Liberal Democrat | 8,719 | 18.9 | -6.9 |
| Janice Hurne | Labour | 7,590 | 16.5 | +1.8 |
| Brian Lawrence | UK Independence Party | 1,917 | 4.2 | +0.5 |
| Janet Richards | Green | 1,837 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | 17,285 | 37.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46,067 | 66.5 | +1.4 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR NEW FOREST WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 55.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 25.8% |
| Labour |  | 14.7% |
| Others |  | 3.8% |
