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POLITICAL PARTIES - Election Results/Government (10 June
2001)
CONTENTS:
Overall
state of the parties
The new
Cabinet
2001
Election Results
1997
Election Results
STATE OF THE PARTIES - 7 June 2001
PARTY SEATS Labour 413 (419) Conservative 166 (161) Lib Dem 52 (47) Others 28 (32)
() = at dissolution(14/5/2001)
Prime Minister Tony Blair Deputy Prime
Minister John Prescott Chancellor of the
Exchequer Gordon Brown Foreign
Secretary Jack Straw Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine of
Lairg Home Secretary David Blunkett Secretary of State for
Transport, Local Government and the Regions Stephen Byers Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Margaret
Beckett Secretary of State for
Education and Skills Estelle Morris Secretary of State for
Health Alan Milburn Secretary of State for
Work and Pensions Alistair
Darling Chief Secretary to the
Treasury Andrew Smith Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry and Minister for Women Patricia Hewitt Secretary of State for
Defence Geoff Hoon Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport Tessa Jowell Secretary of State for
International Development Claire Short Secretary of State for
Wales Paul Murphy Secretary of State for
Scotland Helen Liddell Secretary of State for
Northern Ireland John Reid Minister Without Portfolio
and Labour Party Chairman Charles Clarke Leader of the House of
Commons Robin Cook Leader of the House of
Lords Lord Williams of
Mostyn Chief Whip Hilary
Armstrong
Also attending
Cabinet:
Minister for
Work Nick Brown Chief Whip in the
Lords Lord carter Minister for
Transport John Spellar
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Bromley & Chislehurst
Eric Forth Conservative 21,412 49.53% Sue Polydorou Labour 12,375 28.63% Geoff Payne Liberal
Democrat 8,180 18.92% Rob Bryant UKIP 1264 2.92%
Conservative hold
Turnout 62.9%
Con majority 9,037
Swing from Con to Lab of 0.09%
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Jacqui Lait |
Conservative |
20,618 |
45.25% |
Richard Watts |
Labour |
15,659 |
34.37% |
Alex Feakes |
Liberal Democrat |
7,308 |
16.04% |
Karen Moran |
Green |
961 |
2.11% |
Christopher Pratt |
UKIP |
782 |
1.72% |
Rif Winfield |
Liberal |
234 |
0.51% |
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Dulwich & West
Norwood
Tessa Jowell Labour 20,999 54.90% Nick Vineall Conservative 8,689 22.72% Caroline
Pidgeon Liberal
Democrat 5,806 15.18% Jenny Jones Green 1,914 5.00% Brian Kelly Socialist
Alliance 839 2.19%
Labour hold
Turnout 54.3%
Lab majority 12,310
Swing from Lab to Con of 2.29%
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Lewisham West
Jim Dowd Labour 18,816 61.06% Gary Johnson Conservative 6,896 22.38% Richard Thomas Liberal
Democrat 4,146 13.45% Frederick Pearson
UKIP 485 1.57% Nick Long Independent 472 1.53%
Labour hold
Turnout 50.6%
Lab majority 11,920
Swing from Con to Lab of 0.25%
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Croydon North
Malcolm Wicks Labour 26,610 63.54% Simon Allison Conservative 9,752 23.28% Sandra Lawman Liberal Democrat
4,375 10.45% Alan Smith UKIP 606 1.45% Don Madgwick Socialist
Alliance 539 1.29%
Labour hold
Turnout 54.7%
Lab majority 16,858
Swing from Con to Lab of 2.63%
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Croydon
Central
Geraint Davies Labour 21,643 47.19% David Congdon Conservative 17,659 38.15% Paul Booth Liberal Democrat
5,156 11.24% James Feisenberger
UKIP 545 1.19% Lynda Miller BNP 449 0.98% John Cartwright Loony 408 0.89%
Labour hold
Turnout 59.1%
Lab majority 3,984
Swing from Con to Lab of 0.85%
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Streatham
Keith Hill Labour 21,041 56.87% Roger O'Brien Liberal Democrat
6,771 18.30% Stephen Hocking Conservative 6,639 17.94% Mohammed Sajid Green 1,641 4.44% Greg Tucker Socialist
Alliance 906 2.45 %
Labour hold
Turnout 48.7%
Lab majority 14,270
Swing from Lab to LD of 5.33%
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Bromley & Chislehurst
E Forth Con 24428 46.30% R Yeldham Lab 13310 25.20% P Booth LibD 12530 23.80% R Bryant UKIP 1176 2.20% F Speed Grn 640 1.20% M Stoneman NF 369 0.70% G Aitman Lib 285 0.50%
Conservative hold
Turnout 73.6%
Con majority 11118
Swing from Con to Lab of 11.80%
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Jacqui Lait |
Conservative |
13,162 |
41.2% |
Robert Hughes |
Labour |
11,935 |
37.4% |
Rosemary Vetterlein |
Liberal Democrat |
5,864 |
18.4% |
Philip Rimmer |
Liberal Party |
330 |
1.0% |
John McAuley |
National Front |
267 |
0.8% |
Leonard Mead |
Independent |
237 |
0.7% |
Terence Campion |
Independent |
69 |
0.2% |
John Small |
Natural Law |
44 |
0.1% |
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Dulwich & West
Norwood
T Jowell Lab 27807 61.00% R Gough Con 11038 24.20% S Kramer LibD 4916 10.80% B Coles Ref 897 2.00% A Goldie Lib 587 1.30% D Goodman DRT 173 0.40% E Pike UKIP 159 0.30% J Rizz Ind 38 0.10%
Labour hold
Turnout 64.5%
Lab majority 16769
Swing from Con to Lab of 16.60%
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Lewisham West
J Dowd Lab 23273 62.00% C Whelan Con 8956 23.80% K McGrath LibD 3672 9.80% A Leese Ref 1098 2.90% N Long SLP 398 1.10% E Oram Lib 167 0.40%
Labour hold
Turnout 64.0%
Lab majority 14317
Swing from Con to Lab of 17.00%
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Croydon North
M Wicks Lab 32672 62.20% I Martin Con 14274 27.20% M Morris LibD 4066 7.70% R Billis Ref 1155 2.20% J Feisenberger UKIP 396 0.80%
Labour gain
Turnout 68.2%
Lab majority 18398
Swing from Con to Lab of 17.60%
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Croydon
Central
G Davies Lab 25432 45.60% D Congdon Con 21535 38.60% G Schlich LibD 6061 10.90% C Cook Ref 1886 3.40% M Barnsley Grn 595 1.10% J Woollcott UKIP 290 0.50%
Labour gain
Turnout 69.6%
Lab majority 3897
Swing from Con to Lab of 15.50%
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Streatham
K Hill Lab 28,181 62.80% E Noad Con 9,758 21.70% R O'Brien LibD 6,082 13.60% J Wall Ref 864 1.90%
Labour gain
Turnout 69(?)%
Lab majority 18,423
Swing from Con to Lab of 15%
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Overall
state of the parties
The new
Cabinet
2001
Election Results
1997
Election Results
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