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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)

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THE NEW CABINET - 9 JUNE 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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 2001 Election Results

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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Beckenham

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%

Conservative hold
Turnout 63.07%
Con majority 4,959
Swing from Con to Lab of 0.09%

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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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1997 Election Results

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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Beckenham

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%

Conservative hold (Byelection)
Turnout 68.7%
Con majority 1227
Swing from Con to Lab of (approx.) 15%

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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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