Result: Swindon South
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 40.3% |
| Conservative |  | 37.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 16.8% |
| Swing: 6.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Anne Snelgrove | Labour | 17,534 | 40.3 | -11.0 |
| Robert Buckland | Conservative | 16,181 | 37.2 | +2.8 |
| Sue Stebbing | Liberal Democrat | 7,322 | 16.8 | +4.9 |
| Bill Hughes | Green | 1,234 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Stephen Halden | UK Independence Party | 955 | 2.2 | +0.6 |
| Alan Hayward | Independent | 193 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| John Williams | Independent | 53 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | 1,353 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 43,472 | 60.2 | -0.8 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR SWINDON SOUTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.3% |
| Conservative |  | 34.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.9% |
| Others |  | 2.4% |
