Result: Suffolk West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.0% |
| Labour |  | 28.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.1% |
| Swing: 5.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Richard Spring | Conservative | 21,682 | 49.0 | +1.4 |
| Michael Jeffreys | Labour | 12,773 | 28.9 | -8.6 |
| Adrian Graves | Liberal Democrat | 7,573 | 17.1 | +5.3 |
| Ian Smith | UK Independence Party | 2,177 | 4.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | 8,909 | 20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 44,205 | 60.7 | +0.2 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR SUFFOLK WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.6% |
| Labour |  | 37.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.8% |
| Others |  | 3.1% |
