O. ==================================================================== OCHIL 56,572 enrolled, 43,786 (77.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over SNP 08.5 New notional majority: Lab over SNP 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Hogarth Con 6,383 14.6 (-09.4) Ian McDonald 104 00.2 Martin OšNEILL * Lab 19,707 45.0 (+01.9) George Reid SNP 15,055 34.5 (+08.4) Mike Sullivan 65 00.1 Ann Watters LD 2,262 05.2 (-01.7) Derek White 210 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 43,786 05.2 03.2 Lab/SNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin OšNeill (b1945): MP for Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan 1979-83, for Clackmannan 1983-97, for Ochil from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OGMORE 52,078 enrolled, 38,068 (73.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 28.3 New notional majority: Lab over Con 28.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Raymond POWELL * Lab 28,163 74.0 (+02.3) John Rogers PC 2,679 07.0 (+00.7) David Unwin Con 3,716 09.8 (-05.3) Kirsty Williams LD 3,510 09.2 (+02.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 38,068 32.1 03.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Raymond Powell (b1928): MP for Ogmore from 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD BEXLEY AND SIDCUP 68,044 enrolled, 51,391 (75.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 19.4 New notional majority: Con over Lab 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Bullen 489 00.9 Rt Hon Sir Edward HEATH * Con 21,608 42.0 (-14.3) Richard Justham Lab 18,039 35.1 (+14.0) Ian King LD 8,284 16.1 (-04.8) Brian Reading 2,457 04.8 Robert Stephens 99 00.2 Valerie Tyndall 415 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,391 03.4 14.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Edward Heath (b1916): MP for Bexley 1950-Feb74, for Sidcup Feb1974-83, for Old Bexley and Sidcup from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Labour 1959-60 Lord Privy Seal 1960-63 Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development 1963-64 President of the Board of Trade 1963-64 Leader of the Conservative Party 1965-75 Leader of the Opposition 1965-70 Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury 1970-74 Minister for the Civil Service 1970-74 Leader of the Opposition 1974-75 Father of the House of Commons from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OLDHAM EAST AND SADDLEWORTH 73,189 enrolled, 54,101 (73.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 04.2 (Littleborough and Saddleworth) 1995 Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election majority: LD over Lab 02.3 New notional majority: Con over LD 00.5 Notional Con over Lab majority: 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Dalling 146 00.3 Chris Davies * LD 19,157 35.4 (+01.0) Douglas Findlay 1,116 02.1 John Hudson + Con 10,666 19.7 (-15.9) John Smith 470 00.9 Phil WOOLAS Lab 22,546 41.7 (+11.5) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,391 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing can be calculated for this seat -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chris Davies: MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth 1995by-97 > Phil Woolas (b1959): MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OLDHAM WEST AND ROYTON 69,203 enrolled, 45,738 (66.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 10.2 (Oldham West) New notional majority: Lab over Con 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glas Choudhury 1,311 02.9 Howard Cohen LD 5,434 11.9 (+00.5) Sheila Dalling 249 00.5 Peter Etherden 1,157 02.5 Jonathan Lord Con 10,693 23.4 (-14.7) Michael MEACHER * Lab 26,894 58.8 (+09.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 45,738 17.7 12.7 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Meacher (b1939): MP for Oldham West 1970-97, for Oldham West and Royton from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Industry 1974- 75 Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security 1975-76 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade 1976-79 Opposition frontbencher 1983-97 Minister for the Environment, Departments of the Environment and Transport from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ORKNEY AND SHETLAND 32,291 enrolled, 20,665 (64.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: LD over Con 12.2 New notional majority: LD over Con 12.2 Notional LD over Lab majority: 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Adamson 820 04.0 James Paton Lab 3,775 18.3 (-01.5) Arthur Robertson 60 00.3 Willie Ross SNP 2,624 12.7 (+01.5) Hope Vere Anderson Con 2,527 12.2 (-09.8) James WALLACE * LD 10,743 52.0 (+05.6) Christian Wharton 116 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20,665 16.8 03.5 Lab/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Wallace (b1954): MP for Orkney and Shetland from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ORPINGTON 78,749 enrolled, 60,162 (76.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 13.5 New notional majority: Con over LD 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin Almond 494 00.8 James Carver 526 00.9 David Clark 2,316 03.8 John HORAM * Con 24,417 40.6 (-14.7) Chris Maines LD 21,465 35.7 (+07.4) Sue Polydorou Lab 10,753 17.9 (+03.1) Nicholas Wilton 191 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 60,162 02.4 11.1 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Horam (b1939): MP for Gateshead East 1970-83 (Labour 1970-81, SDP 1981-83), for Orpington from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport 1976-79 Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service 1995 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 1995-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OXFORD EAST 69,339 enrolled, 47,877 (69.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 08.0 New notional majority: Lab over Con 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Djanogly Con 10,540 22.0 (-11.5) Dr Peter Gardner 234 00.5 William Harper-Jones 318 00.7 George Kershaw LD 7,038 14.7 (+00.7) Pathmanathan Mylvaganam 68 00.1 Craig Simmons 975 02.0 Andrew SMITH * Lab 27,205 56.8 (+06.6) John Thompson 108 00.2 Martin Young 1,391 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 47,877 17.4 09.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Smith (b1951): MP for Oxford East 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of State, Department of Education and Employment from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OXFORD WEST AND ABINGDON 79,329 enrolled, 61,196 (77.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 03.2 New notional majority: Con over LD 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Brown Lab 12,361 20.2 (+04.1) Rodney Buckton 258 00.4 Gillian Eustace 1,258 02.1 Dr Evan HARRIS LD 26,268 42.9 (+07.1) Laurence Harris + Con 19,983 32.6 (-13.6) Linda Hodge 238 00.4 John Rose 48 00.1 Anne-Marie Wilson 91 00.1 Dr Mike Woodin 691 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 61,196 05.1 10.3 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Evan Harris (b1965): MP for Oxford West and Abingdon from 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------