Result: Suffolk Coastal
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 44.6% |
| Labour |  | 26.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 22.1% |
| Swing: 5.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| John Gummer | Conservative | 23,415 | 44.6 | +1.3 |
| David Rowe | Labour | 13,730 | 26.1 | -8.7 |
| David Young | Liberal Democrat | 11,637 | 22.1 | +3.9 |
| Richard Curtis | UK Independence Party | 2,020 | 3.8 | +0.1 |
| Paul Whitlow | Green | 1,755 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | 9,685 | 18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 52,557 | 67.9 | +2.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR SUFFOLK COASTAL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 43.3% |
| Labour |  | 34.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.2% |
| Others |  | 3.7% |
