Result: Peterborough
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 42.1% |
| Labour |  | 35.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 16.7% |
| Swing: 6.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Stewart Jackson | Conservative | 17,364 | 42.1 | +4.1 |
| Helen Clark | Labour | 14,624 | 35.5 | -9.6 |
| Nick Sandford | Liberal Democrat | 6,876 | 16.7 | +2.2 |
| Mary Herdman | UK Independence Party | 1,242 | 3.0 | +0.6 |
| Terry Blackham | National Front | 931 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Marc Potter | Motorcycle News Party | 167 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | 2,740 | 6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,204 | 61.0 | -0.4 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR PETERBOROUGH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 45.1% |
| Conservative |  | 38.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.5% |
| Others |  | 2.4% |
