Result: Tamworth
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 43.0% |
| Conservative |  | 37.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.1% |
| Swing: 2.8% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Brian Jenkins | Labour | 18,801 | 43.0 | -6.0 |
| Christopher Pincher | Conservative | 16,232 | 37.1 | -0.5 |
| Phillip Bennion | Liberal Democrat | 6,175 | 14.1 | +2.4 |
| Patrick Eston | Veritas | 1,320 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Tom Simpson | UK Independence Party | 1,212 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| Majority | 2,569 | 5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 43,740 | 61.0 | +3.2 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WEST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR TAMWORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 49.0% |
| Conservative |  | 37.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.7% |
| Others |  | 1.7% |
