Result: Thanet North
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.6% |
| Labour |  | 32.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.4% |
| Swing: 0.8% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Roger Gale | Conservative | 21,699 | 49.6 | -0.7 |
| Iris Johnston | Labour | 14,065 | 32.2 | -2.2 |
| Mark Barnard | Liberal Democrat | 6,279 | 14.4 | +3.4 |
| Timothy Stocks | UK Independence Party | 1,689 | 3.9 | +1.6 |
| Majority | 7,634 | 17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,732 | 60.1 | +1.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR THANET NORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 50.3% |
| Labour |  | 34.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.0% |
| Others |  | 4.3% |
