Result: Taunton
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 43.3% |
| Conservative |  | 42.3% |
| Labour |  | 12.0% |
| Swing: 0.7% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jeremy Browne | Liberal Democrat | 25,764 | 43.3 | +2.0 |
| Adrian Flook | Conservative | 25,191 | 42.3 | +0.6 |
| Andrew Govier | Labour | 7,132 | 12.0 | -2.9 |
| Helen Miles | UK Independence Party | 1,441 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 573 | 1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 59,528 | 69.7 | +2.1 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR TAUNTON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 41.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 41.3% |
| Labour |  | 14.9% |
| Others |  | 2.1% |
