Result: Wealden
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 52.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 23.5% |
| Labour |  | 16.8% |
| Swing: 1.3% from LD to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Charles Hendry | Conservative | 28,975 | 52.1 | +2.3 |
| Christopher Wigley | Liberal Democrat | 13,054 | 23.5 | -0.2 |
| Dudley Rose | Labour | 9,360 | 16.8 | -3.5 |
| Julian Salmon | Green | 2,150 | 3.9 | +1.5 |
| Keith Riddle | UK Independence Party | 2,114 | 3.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | 15,921 | 28.6 | ||
| Turnout | 55,653 | 67.7 | +4.2 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR WEALDEN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 23.7% |
| Labour |  | 20.3% |
| Others |  | 6.2% |
