TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		40.4%
Conservative		38.8%
Liberal Democrat		13.2%
Swing: 1.5% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Stephen Ladyman	Labour	16,660	40.4	-5.3
Mark MacGregor	Conservative	15,996	38.8	-2.3
Guy Voizey	Liberal Democrat	5,431	13.2	+3.8
Nigel Farage	UK Independence Party	2,079	5.0	+3.7
Howard Green	Green	888	2.2	+2.2
Maude Kinsella	Independent	188	0.5	+0.5
Majority		664	1.6
Turnout		41,242	65.0	+1.1

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 27

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST

Full details for South East

2001 RESULT FOR THANET SOUTH
Labour		45.7%
Conservative		41.1%
Liberal Democrat		9.4%
Others		3.8%