TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		41.8%
Conservative		41.6%
Liberal Democrat		12.7%
Swing: 4.6% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Derek Wyatt	Labour	17,051	41.8	-4.0
Gordon Henderson	Conservative	16,972	41.6	+5.1
Jane Nelson	Liberal Democrat	5,183	12.7	-1.4
Stephen Dean	UK Independence Party	926	2.3	+0.6
Mad Mike Young	Rock 'N' Roll Loony Party	479	1.2	-0.6
David Cassidy	Veritas	192	0.5	+0.5
Majority		79	0.2
Turnout		40,803	53.7	-3.8

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 65

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR SITTINGBOURNE & SHEPPEY
Labour		45.8%
Conservative		36.5%
Liberal Democrat		14.1%
Others		3.6%