TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		41.2%
Conservative		37.3%
Liberal Democrat		13.0%
Swing: 3.3% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
John Smith	Labour	19,481	41.2	-4.2
Alun Cairns	Conservative	17,673	37.3	+2.3
Mark Hooper	Liberal Democrat	6,140	13.0	+0.8
Barry Shaw	Plaid Cymru	2,423	5.1	-1.2
Richard Suchorzewski	UK Independence Party	840	1.8	+0.8
Karl-James Langford	Liberal Party	605	1.3	+1.3
Paul Mules	Socialist Labour Party	162	0.3	+0.3
Majority		1,808	3.8
Turnout		47,324	68.9	+2.2

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 76

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES

Full details for Wales

2001 RESULT FOR VALE OF GLAMORGAN
Labour		45.4%
Conservative		35.0%
Liberal Democrat		12.2%
Others		7.4%