TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Conservative		49.0%
Liberal Democrat		42.6%
Labour		5.9%
Swing: 5.5% from LD to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Richard Benyon	Conservative	26,771	49.0	+5.5
David Rendel	Liberal Democrat	23,311	42.6	-5.6
Oscar Van Nooijen	Labour	3,239	5.9	-1.0
David McMahon	UK Independence Party	857	1.6	+0.3
Nicholas Cornish	Independent	409	0.7	+0.7
Barrie Singleton	Independent	86	0.2	+0.2
Majority		3,460	6.3
Turnout		54,673	72.0	+4.7

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 30

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR NEWBURY
Liberal Democrat		48.2%
Conservative		43.5%
Labour		6.9%
Others		1.4%