Result: Stroud
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 39.6% |
| Conservative |  | 39.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.1% |
| Swing: 4.3% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| David Drew | Labour | 22,527 | 39.6 | -7.0 |
| Neil Carmichael | Conservative | 22,177 | 39.0 | +1.6 |
| Peter Hirst | Liberal Democrat | 8,026 | 14.1 | +3.2 |
| Martin Whiteside | Green | 3,056 | 5.4 | +1.9 |
| Edward Noble | UK Independence Party | 1,089 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 350 | 0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 56,875 | 71.3 | +1.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR STROUD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 46.6% |
| Conservative |  | 37.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.9% |
| Others |  | 5.1% |
