B. ==================================================================== BANBURY 77,456 enrolled, 58,446 (75.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 14.2 New notional majority: Con over Lab 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ager 2,245 03.8 Antony BALDRY * Con 25,076 42.9 (-11.9) Catherine Bearder LD 9,761 16.7 (-01.1) Bevis Cotton 530 00.9 Lynda King 364 00.6 Ian Pearson 131 00.2 Hazel Peperell Lab 20,339 34.8 (+07.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 58,446 04.0 10.0 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antony Baldry (b1950): MP for Banbury from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy 1990 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Environment 1990-94 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1994-95 Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculure, Fisheries and Food 1995-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BANFF AND BUCHAN 58,493 enrolled, 40,178 (68.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: SNP over Con 04.4 New notional majority: SNP over Con 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Buchan 1,060 02.6 Neil Fletcher LD 2,398 06.0 (+00.1) William Frain-Bell Con 9,564 23.8 (-10.9) Megan Harris Lab 4,747 11.8 (+03.2) Alex SALMOND * SNP 22,409 55.8 (+05.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 40,178 16.0 07.9 Con/SNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Salmond (b1954): MP for Banff and Buchan from 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leader of the SNP from 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARKING 53,682 enrolled, 32,964 (61.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 08.8 1994 by-election majority: Lab over LD 30.0 New notional majority: Lab over Con 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret HODGE * Lab 21,698 65.8 (+13.6) Keith Langford Con 5,802 17.6 (-16.3) Mark Marsh LD 3,128 09.5 (-04.4) Damien Mearns 159 00.5 Colin Taylor 1,283 03.9 Mark Tolman 894 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 32,964 24.1 14.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Hodge (b1944): MP for Barking from 1994by -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNSLEY CENTRAL 61,133 enrolled, 36,485 (59.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 24.8 New notional majority: Lab over Con 26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Finlay LD 3,481 09.5 Simon Gutteridge Con 3,589 09.8 Eric ILLSLEY * Lab 28,090 77.0 (+06.4) James Walsh 1,325 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 36,485 33.6 07.5 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Illsley (b1955): MP for Barnsley Central from 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNSLEY EAST AND MEXBOROUGH 67,840 enrolled, 43,335 (63.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 31.5 (Barnsley East) 1996 Barnsley East by-election majority: Lab over LD 34.0 New notional majority: Lab over Con 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Capstick 1,213 02.8 Jane Ellison Con 4,936 11.4 (-05.9) Jeff ENNIS * Lab 31,699 73.1 (+00.2) Julie Hyland 201 00.5 Arthur Miles 797 01.8 David Willis LD 4,489 10.4 (+00.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 43,335 30.8 03.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Ennis (b1952): MP for Barnsley East 1996by-97, for Barnsley East and Mexborough from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNSLEY WEST AND PENISTONE 64,894 enrolled, 42,208 (65.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 15.1 New notional majority: Lab over Con 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael CLAPHAM * Lab 25,017 59.3 (+01.1) Winifred Knight LD 7,613 18.0 (+06.3) Joyce Miles 1,828 04.3 Paul Watkins Con 7,750 18.4 (-09.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 42,208 20.4 05.3 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Clapham (b1943): MP for Barnsley West and Penistone from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARROW AND FURNESS 66,960 enrolled, 48,230 (72.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 03.2 New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Hamzeian 1,995 04.1 Richard Hunt Con 13,133 27.2 (-14.1) John HUTTON * Lab 27,630 57.3 (+09.6) Anne Metcalfe LD 4,264 08.8 (-02.1) David Mitchell 1,208 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,230 15.0 11.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hutton (b1955): MP for Barrow and Furness from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BASILDON 73,989 enrolled, 53,082 (71.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 01.4 New notional majority: Con over Lab 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Baron + Con 16,366 30.8 (-14.3) Lindsay Granshaw LD 4,608 08.7 (-05.5) Craig Robinson 2,462 04.6 Angela SMITH Lab 29,646 55.8 (+15.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 53,082 12.5 14.7 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Smith (b1959): MP for Basildon from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BASINGSTOKE 77,035 enrolled, 57,129 (74.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 15.4 New notional majority: Con over Lab 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew HUNTER * Con 24,751 43.3 (-10.2) Nigel Lickley Lab 22,354 39.1 (+14.0) Martin Rimmer LD 9,714 17.0 (-03.4) Elsayed Selim 310 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 57,129 02.1 12.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hunter (b1943): MP for Basingstoke from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BASSETLAW 68,101 enrolled, 47,924 (70.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 09.1 New notional majority: Lab over Con 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph ASHTON * Lab 29,298 61.1 (+07.7) Martin Cleasby Con 11,838 24.7 (-10.3) Roy Graham 1,838 03.8 Mike Kerrigan LD 4,950 10.3 (-01.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 47,924 18.2 09.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hunter (b1943): MP for Basingstoke from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BATH 70,815 enrolled, 53,989 (76.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: LD over Con 03.5 New notional majority: LD over Con 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Bush Lab 8,828 16.3 (+08.1) Anthony Cook 1,192 02.2 Donald FOSTER * LD 26,169 48.5 (+01.6) Alison McNair Con 16,850 31.2 (-12.2) Nicholas Pullen 55 00.6 Peter Sandell 315 00.6 Richard Scrase 580 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 53,989 08.6 06.9 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Foster (b1947): MP for Bath from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BATLEY AND SPEN 64,209 enrolled, 46,965 (73.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 01.1 New notional majority: Con over Lab 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clive Lord 384 00.8 Elizabeth Peacock * Con 17,072 36.3 (-08.3) Kath Pinnock LD 4,133 08.8 (-02.5) Ron Smith 472 01.0 Edward Wood 1,691 03.6 Mike WOOD Lab 23,213 49.4 (+06.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46,965 06.5 07.3 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Elizabeth Peacock (b1937): MP for Batley and Spen 1983-97 > Mike Wood (b1946): MP for Batley and Spen from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTERSEA 66,928 enrolled, 47,397 (70.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 04.6 New notional majority: Con over Lab 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Banks 250 00.5 John Bowis * Con 18,687 39.4 (-11.0) Paula Keaveney LD 3,482 07.3 (+00.2) Martin LINTON Lab 24,047 50.7 (+09.4) Joseph Marshall 127 00.3 Mark Slater 804 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 47,397 05.6 10.2 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Bowis (b1945): MP for Battersea 1987-97 > Martin Linton (b1944): MP for Battersea from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEACONSFIELD 68,959 enrolled, 50,201 (72.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 22.3 New notional majority: Con over LD 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Cooke 451 00.9 Gillian Duval 286 00.6 Tom Dyball 193 00.4 Dominic GRIEVE + Con 24,709 49.2 (-14.5) Alastair Hudson Lab 10,063 20.0 (+06.3) Humphrey Lloyd 2,197 04.4 Peter Mapp LD 10,722 21.4 (+02.0) Robert Matthews 146 00.3 Christopher Storey 1,434 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,201 13.9 08.2 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominic Grieve (b1956): MP for Beaconsfield from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BECKENHAM 72,807 enrolled, 54,350 (74.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 16.5 New notional majority: Con over Lab 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Hughes Lab 18,131 33.4 (+12.2) John Mcauley 388 00.7 Leonard Mead 1,663 03.1 Piers MERCHANT * Con 23,084 42.5 (-17.8) Christopher Pratt 506 00.9 Phil Rimmer 720 01.3 Rosemary Vetterlein LD 9,858 18.1 (+01.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 54,350 04.5 15.0 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piers Merchant (b1951): MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central 1983-87, for Beckenham from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEDFORD 66,560 enrolled, 48,944 (73.5%) voted ==================================================================== New seat Notional majority: Con over Lab 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Blackman + Con 16,474 33.7 (-11.7) Peter Conquest 1,503 03.1 Patrick HALL Lab 24,774 50.6 (+14.2) Christopher Noyce LD 6,044 12.3 (-04.1) Patricia Saunders 149 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,944 08.4 12.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Hall (b1951): MP for Bedford from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEDFORDSHIRE MID 66,979 enrolled, 52,516 (78.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 18.1 New notional majority: Con over Lab 20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Hill LD 8,823 16.8 (+01.5) Marek Lorys 174 00.3 Neil Mallett Lab 17,086 32.5 (+13.3) Shirley Marler 2,257 04.3 Jonathan SAYEED + Con 24,176 46.0 (-14.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 52,516 06.7 13.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Sayeed (b1948): MP for Bristol East 1983-92, for Bedfordshire Mid from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEDFORDSHIRE NORTH-EAST 64,743 enrolled, 50,388 (77.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 18.1 (Bedfordshire North) New notional majority: Con over Lab 19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Bence 138 00.3 Phillip Bristow LD 7,179 14.2 (-04.3) Lew Foley 1,842 03.7 John Lehal Lab 16,428 32.6 (+12.6) Rt Hon Sir Nicholas LYELL * Con 22,311 44.3 (-15.0) John Taylor 2,490 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,388 05.8 13.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Nicholas Lyell (b1938): MP for Hemel Hempstead 1979-83, for Bedfordshire Mid 1983-97, for Bedfordshire North-East from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security 1986-87 Solicitor-General 1987-92 Attorney-General 1992-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEDFORDSHIRE SOUTH-WEST 69,781 enrolled, 52,864 (75.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 16.2 New notional majority: Con over Lab 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Date Lab 21,402 40.5 (+14.9) Rosalind Hill 1,761 03.3 Alexander Le Carpentier 162 00.3 Sir David MADEL * Con 21,543 40.7 (-15.3) Stephen Owen LD 7,559 14.3 (-02.3) Thomas Wise 446 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 52,864 00.1 15.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir David Madel (b1938): MP for Bedfordshire South 1970-83, for Bedfordshire South-West from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BELFAST EAST 61,744 enrolled, 39,029 (63.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: DUP over All 10.9 New notional majority: DUP over All 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Bell 237 00.6 David Collins 70 00.2 Dominic Corr SF 810 02.1 (+00.5) Sarah Dines Con 928 02.4 (-07.6) Derek Dougan 541 01.4 Reg Empey UU 9,886 25.3 Jim Hendron All 9,288 23.8 (-03.5) Patricia Lewsley SDLP 629 01.6 Peter ROBINSON * DUP 16,640 42.6 (-11.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 39,029 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing can be calculated for this seat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Robinson (b1948): MP for Belfast East 1979-85, from 1986by -------------------------------------------------------------------- BELFAST NORTH 64,577 enrolled, 41,452 (63.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: UU over SDLP 13.4 New notional majority: UU over SDLP 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Campbell All 2,221 05.4 (-02.3) Peter Emerson 539 01.3 Andrea Gribben 88 00.2 Gerry Kelly SF 8,375 20.2 (+08.8) Alban Maginness SDLP 8,454 20.4 (+02.1) Paul Treanor 297 00.7 Cecil WALKER * UU 21,478 51.8 ( 00.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 41,452 15.7 01.0 UU/SDLP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cecil Walker (b1924): MP for Belfast North 1983-85, from 1986by -------------------------------------------------------------------- BELFAST SOUTH 63,439 enrolled, 39,484 (62.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: UU over SDLP 15.0 New notional majority: UU over SDLP 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Anderson 120 00.3 Myrtle Boal Con 962 02.4 (-09.3) Annie Campbell 1,204 03.0 Niall Cusack 292 00.7 David Ervine 5,687 14.4 Sean Hayes SF 2,019 05.1 (+02.6) Patrick Lynn 286 00.7 Steve McBride All 5,112 12.9 (-02.8) Dr Alasdair McDonnell SDLP 9,601 24.3 (+10.1) Martin SMYTH * UU 14,201 35.9 (-16.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 39,484 05.8 12.7 UU/SDLP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Smyth (b1931): MP for Belfast South 1982by-85, from 1986by -------------------------------------------------------------------- BELFAST WEST 61,785 enrolled, 45,885 (74.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: SDLP over SF 00.7 New notional majority: SDLP over SF 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerry ADAMS SF 25,662 55.9 (+13.9) Mary Daly 91 00.2 Dr Joseph Hendron * SDLP 17,753 38.7 (-05.5) Liam Kennedy 102 00.2 John Lowry 721 01.6 Frederick Parkinson UU 1,556 03.4 (-08.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 45,885 08.6 09.7 SDLP/SF -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Joseph Hendron: MP for Belfast West 1992-97 > Gerry Adams (b1948): MP for Belfast West 1983-92, from 1997 (did not take seat) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BERWICK-UPON-TWEED 56,428 enrolled, 41,803 (74.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: LD over Con 05.8 New notional majority: LD over Con 05.8 Notional LD over Lab majority: 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Alan BEITH * LD 19,007 45.5 (+01.1) Paul Brannen Lab 10,965 26.2 (+03.3) Ian Dodds 352 02.0 Nick Herbert Con 10,056 24.1 (-08.7) Ned Lambton 1,423 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 41,803 09.6 01.2 LD/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Beith (b1943): MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1973by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1985-88 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BETHNAL GREEN AND BOW 73,008 enrolled, 44,682 (61.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over LD 16.8 (Bethnal Green and Stepney) New notional majority: Lab over LD 13.9 Notional Lab over Con majority: 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muhammad Abdullah 557 01.2 Kabir Chaudhury Con 9,412 21.1 (+04.7) Abdul Hamid 413 00.9 Syed Nural Islam LD 5,361 12.0 (-13.8) David King 3,350 07.5 Oona KING + Lab 20,697 46.3 (-07.2) Terry Milson 2,963 06.6 Sheref Osman 1,117 02.5 Stephen Petter 812 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 44,682 12.6 05.9 Lab/Con -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oona King (b1967): MP for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEVERLEY AND HOLDERNESS 71,916 enrolled, 52,942 (73.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 12.8 New notional majority: Con over LD 14.6 Notional Con over Lab majority 17.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Barley 695 01.3 James CRAN * Con 21,629 40.8 (-13.7) John Melling LD 9,689 18.3 (-07.0) Norman OšNeill Lab 20,819 39.3 (+19.2) Stewart Withers 111 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 52,942 00.7 16.5 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Cran (b1944): MP for Beverley 1987-97, for Beverley and Holderness from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEXHILL AND BATTLE 65,584 enrolled, 48,994 (74.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 15.7 New notional majority: Con over LD 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Beckwith Lab 8,866 18.1 (+08.7) Kathryn Field LD 12,470 25.4 (-03.4) John Pankhurst 786 01.6 Vanessa Thompson 3,302 06.7 Charles WARDLE * Con 23,570 48.1 (-12.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,994 11.3 04.4 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Wardle (b1939): MP for Bexhill and Battle from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1992-94 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Energy, Department of Trade and Industry 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BEXLEYHEATH AND CRAYFORD 63,334 enrolled, 48,223 (76.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 14.9 (Bexleyheath) New notional majority: Con over Lab 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel BEARD Lab 21,942 45.5 (+14.2) David Evennett * Con 18,527 38.4 (-15.8) William Jenner 383 00.8 Francoise Montford LD 5,391 11.2 (-03.1) Pauline Smith 429 00.9 Barrie Thomas 1,551 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,223 03.5 14.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Evennett (b1949): MP for Erith and Crayford 1983-97 > Nigel Beard (b1936): MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BILLERICAY 76,550 enrolled, 52,864 (75.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 17.0 New notional majority: Con over LD 17.6 Notional Con over Lab majority 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Buchanan 570 01.0 Teresa GORMAN * Con 22,033 39.8 (-17.8) Brian Hughes 3,377 06.1 Paul Richards Lab 20,677 37.3 (+17.3) Geoff Williams LD 8,763 15.8 (-06.5) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 52,864 01.8 17.0 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Teresa Gorman (b1931): MP for Billericay from 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRKENHEAD 59,782 enrolled, 39,323 (65.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 19.2 New notional majority: Lab over Con 19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Crosby 5,982 15.2 (-09.9) Mick Cullen 1,168 03.0 Richard Evans 800 02.0 Frank FIELD * Lab 27,825 70.8 (+07.2) Roy Wood LD 3,548 09.0 (-00.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 39,323 27.8 08.6 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Field (b1942): MP for Birkenhead from 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of State, Department of Social Security from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRMINGHAM EDGBASTON 70,204 enrolled, 48,465 (69.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 05.7 New notional majority: Con over Lab 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Campbell 443 00.9 Jock Gallagher LD 4,691 09.7 (-00.4) Andrew Marshall + Con 18,712 38.6 (-10.7) Jonathan Oakton 1,065 02.2 Gisela STUART Lab 23,554 48.6 (+09.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,465 05.0 10.0 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gisela Stuart (b1955): MP for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------