Result: Bridgwater
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 44.1% |
| Labour |  | 26.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 22.7% |
| Swing: 2.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Conservative | 21,240 | 44.1 | +3.7 |
| Matthew Burchell | Labour | 12,771 | 26.5 | -0.3 |
| James Main | Liberal Democrat | 10,940 | 22.7 | -7.3 |
| Ray Weinstein | UK Independence Party | 1,767 | 3.7 | +0.9 |
| Charlie Graham | Green | 1,391 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | 8,469 | 17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 48,109 | 63.5 | -0.9 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR BRIDGWATER | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 40.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 30.0% |
| Labour |  | 26.8% |
| Others |  | 2.8% |
