Result: Rutland & Melton
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 51.2% |
| Labour |  | 25.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.6% |
| Swing: 4.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Alan Duncan | Conservative | 25,237 | 51.2 | +3.1 |
| Linda Arnold | Labour | 12,307 | 25.0 | -4.8 |
| Graham Hudson | Liberal Democrat | 9,153 | 18.6 | +0.8 |
| Peter Baker | UK Independence Party | 1,554 | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Duncan Shelley | Veritas | 696 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Helen Pender | Independent | 337 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | 12,930 | 26.2 | ||
| Turnout | 49,284 | 65.0 | +0.8 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR RUTLAND & MELTON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 48.1% |
| Labour |  | 29.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.8% |
| Others |  | 4.3% |
