Result: Stevenage
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 42.9% |
| Conservative |  | 35.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.1% |
| Swing: 6.4% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Barbara Follett | Labour | 18,003 | 42.9 | -9.0 |
| George Freeman | Conservative | 14,864 | 35.4 | +3.7 |
| Julia Davies | Liberal Democrat | 7,610 | 18.1 | +3.9 |
| Victoria Peebles | UK Independence Party | 1,305 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Antal Losonczi | Independent | 152 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Majority | 3,139 | 7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 41,934 | 62.7 | +2.0 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR STEVENAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.9% |
| Conservative |  | 31.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.2% |
| Others |  | 2.2% |
