R. ==================================================================== RAYLEIGH 68,737 enrolled, 51,314 (74.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 20.4 (Rochford) New notional majority: Con over LD 19.6 Notional Con over Lab majority: 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Michael CLARK * Con 25,516 49.7 (-11.4) Sidney Cumberland LD 10,137 19.7 (-02.2) Raymond Ellis Lab 14,832 28.9 (+14.1) Alan Farmer 829 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,314 10.4 12.7 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Michael Clark (b1935): MP for Rochford 1983-97, for Rayleigh from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- READING EAST 71,586 enrolled, 50,220 (70.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 13.4 New notional majority: Con over Lab 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Buckley 254 00.5 Jane GRIFFITHS Lab 21,461 42.7 (+13.8) David Harmer 1,042 02.1 Barbara Packer 238 00.5 Robert Samuel LD 9,307 18.5 (-01.9) Amy Thornton 252 00.5 John Watts * Con 17,666 35.2 (-13.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,220 03.7 13.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Watts (b1947): MP for Slough 1983-97 > Jane Griffiths (b1954): MP for Reading East from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- READING WEST 69,073 enrolled, 48,389 (70.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 12.5 New notional majority: Con over Lab 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Bennett + Con 18,844 38.9 (-13.5) David Black 255 00.5 Steven Brown 976 02.0 Ian Dell 320 00.7 Martin SALTER Lab 21,841 45.1 (+16.5) Dee Tomlin LD 6,153 12.7 (-05.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,389 03.1 15.0 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Salter (b1954): MP for Reading West from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REDCAR 68,965 enrolled, 48,959 (71.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 11.9 New notional majority: Lab over Con 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce Benbow LD 4,679 09.6 (-02.8) Andrew Isaacs Con 11,308 23.1 (-10.9) Dr Marjorie MOWLAM * Lab 32,972 67.3 (+13.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,959 22.1 12.3 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Marjorie Mowlam (b1949): MP for Redcar from 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Opposition frontbencher 1992-97 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REDDITCH 60,841 enrolled, 44,748 (73.5%) voted ==================================================================== New seat Notional majority: Con over 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cox 1,151 02.6 Paul Davis 227 00.5 Malcolm Hall LD 4,935 11.0 (-00.7) Anthea MacIntyre + Con 16,155 36.1 (-11.0) Jacqui SMITH Lab 22,280 49.8 (+09.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 44,748 06.8 10.2 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacqui Smith (b1962): MP for Redditch from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REGENTS PARK AND KENSINGTON NORTH 73,752 enrolled, 47,344 (64.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 04.2 (Westminster North) New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen BUCK + Lab 28,367 59.9 (+11.6) Sandra Dangoor 867 01.8 Emily Gasson LD 4,041 08.5 (-00.6) Jonathan Hinde 192 00.4 Paul McGuinness Con 13,710 29.0 (-12.1) Debbie Sadowitz 167 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 47,344 15.4 11.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Buck (b1958): MP for Regents Park and Kensington North from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REIGATE 64,750 enrolled, 48,174 (74.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 15.6 New notional majority: Con over LD 16.7 Notional Con over Lab majority: 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crispin BLUNT + Con 21,123 43.8 (-13.7) Sir George Gardiner * 3,352 07.0 Richard Higgs 412 00.9 Andrew Howard Lab 13,382 27.8 (+10.3) Peter Samuel LD 9,615 20.0 (-04.1) Stephen Smith 290 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,174 08.0 12.0 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sir George Gardiner (b1935): MP for Reigate Feb1974-97 > Crispin Blunt (b1960): MP for Reigate from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RENFREWSHIRE WEST 52,348 enrolled, 39,786 (76.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 01.9 (Renfrew West and Inverclyde) New notional majority: Lab over Con 07.5 Notional Lab over SNP majority: 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Campbell SNP 10,546 26.5 (+05.9) Charles Cormack Con 7,387 18.6 (-09.2) Thomas GRAHAM * Lab 18,525 46.6 (+03.7) Shaw Lindsay 283 00.7 Bruce MacPherson LD 3,045 07.6 (-00.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 39,786 10.0 01.1 Lab/SNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Graham (b1943): MP for Renfrew West and Inverclyde 1987-97, for Renfrewshire West from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RHONDDA 57,105 enrolled, 40,807 (71.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over PC 31.4 New notional majority: Lab over PC 31.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Rodney Berman LD 2,307 05.6 (+00.3) Stephen Gardiner 658 01.6 Kevin Jakeway 460 01.1 Allan ROGERS * Lab 30,381 74.4 (-00.1) Stephen Whiting Con 1,551 03.8 (-04.0) Leanne Wood PC 5,450 13.4 (+01.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 40,807 30.5 00.9 Lab/PC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Rogers (b1932): MP for Rhondda from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIBBLE SOUTH 71,670 enrolled, 55,231 (77.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 04.6 New notional majority: Con over Lab 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Adams 1,475 02.7 Nigel Ashton 1,127 02.0 Robert Atkins * Con 20,772 37.6 (-12.2) David BORROW Lab 25,856 46.8 (+12.0) Tim Farron LD 5,879 10.6 (-04.2) Bibette Leadbetter 122 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 55,231 04.6 12.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Atkins (b1946): MP for Preston North 1979-83, for Ribble South 1983-97 > David Borrow (b1952): MP for Ribble South from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIBBLE VALLEY 72,664 enrolled, 57,221 (78.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 05.9 New notional majority: Con over LD 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Carr LD 20,062 35.1 (-03.1) Nigel EVANS * Con 26,702 46.7 (-05.9) Nicola Holmes 147 00.3 Marcus Johnstone Lab 9,013 15.7 (+07.0) Julian Parkinson 1,297 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 57,221 05.8 01.4 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel Evans (b1957): MP for Ribble Valley from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND 65,058 enrolled, 47,741 (73.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 18.1 New notional majority: Con over LD 16.6 Notional Con over Lab majority: 24.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Bentley 2,367 05.0 Rt Hon William HAGUE * Con 23,326 48.9 (-11.5) Jane Harvey LD 8,773 18.4 (-08.7) Stephen Merritt Lab 13,275 27.8 (+16.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 47,741 10.5 13.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hague (1961): MP for Richmond from 1989by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 1993-94 Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disabled People) 1994-95 Secretary of State for Wales 1995-97 Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND PARK 71,572 enrolled, 56,853 (79.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 04.3 (Richmond and Barnes) New notional majority: Con over LD 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Beaupre 204 00.4 Bruno DčArcy 102 00.2 Peter Davies 73 00.1 Dr Jenny TONGE LD 25,393 44.7 (+07.1) Jeremy Hanley * Con 22,442 39.5 (-12.3) Sue Jenkins Lab 7,172 12.6 (+03.8) Jake Pugh 1,467 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56,853 02.6 09.7 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeremy Hanley (b1945): MP for Richmond and Barnes 1983-97 > Dr Jenny Tonge (b1941): MP for Richmond Park from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCHDALE 68,529 enrolled, 48,082 (70.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: LD over Lab 01.7 New notional majority: LD over Lab 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Bergin 653 01.4 Lorna FITZSIMONS Lab 23,758 49.4 (+11.7) Liz Lynne * LD 19,213 40.0 (+02.1) Salim Mohammed 221 00.5 Mervyn Turnberg Con 4,237 08.8 (-14.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,082 04.7 04.8 LD/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Liz Lynne (b1948): MP for Rochdale 1992-97 > Lorna Fitzsimons (b1967): MP for Rochdale from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCHFORD AND SOUTHEND EAST 72,848 enrolled, 46,598 (64.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 15.7 (Southend East) New notional majority: Con over Lab 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Lynch 1,070 02.3 Nigel Smith Lab 18,458 39.6 (+12.1) Paula Smith LD 4,387 09.4 (-02.4) Sir Edward TAYLOR * Con 22,683 48.7 (-10.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46,598 04.5 11.2 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Edward Taylor (b1937): MP for Glasgow Cathcart 1964-79, for Southend East 1980by-97, for Rochford and Southend East from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1970-71 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1974 Opposition frontbencher 1977-79 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROMFORD 59,611 enrolled, 42,119 (70.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 13.5 New notional majority: Con over Lab 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Carey 522 01.2 Eileen GORDON Lab 18,187 43.2 (+14.9) Terry Hurlstone 1,100 02.6 Nigel Meyer LD 3,341 07.9 (-04.5) Sir Michael Neubert * Con 17,538 41.6 (-16.5) Stephen Ward 1,431 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 42,119 00.8 15.7 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sir Michael Neubert (b1933): MP for Romford Feb1974-97 > Eileen Gordon (1946): MP for Romford from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROMSEY 67,306 enrolled, 51,821 (77.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 11.1 (Romsey and Waterside) New notional majority: Con over LD 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael COLVIN * Con 23,834 46.0 (-17.2) Mark Cooper LD 15,249 29.4 (+06.3) Joanne Ford Lab 9,623 18.6 (+05.7) Dr Alan Sked 1,824 03.5 Michael Wigley 1,291 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,821 08.3 11.8 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Colvin (b1932): MP for Bristol North-West 1979-83, for Romsey and Waterside 1983-97, for Romsey from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSS, SKYE AND INVERNESS WEST 55,639 enrolled, 39,955 (71.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: LD over Con 09.3 New notional majority: LD over Con 08.4 Notional LD over Lab majority: 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Les Durance 535 01.3 Alan Hopkins 306 00.8 Charles KENNEDY * LD 15,472 38.7 ( 00.0) Mary Macleod Con 4,368 10.9 (-11.0) Donald Munro Lab 11,453 28.7 (+09.8) Margaret Paterson SNP 7,821 19.6 (+00.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 39,955 05.0 04.9 LD/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Kennedy (b1959): MP for Ross, Cromarty and Skye 1983-97, for Ross, Skye and Inverness West from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN 69,749 enrolled, 51,208 (73.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 00.1 New notional majority: Lab over Con 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet ANDERSON * Lab 27,470 53.6 (+10.0) Tricia Buzzard Con 16,521 32.3 (-11.2) Brian Dunning LD 5,435 10.6 (-01.2) Roy Newstead 1,108 02.2 Andrew Wearden 674 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,208 10.6 10.5 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet Anderson (b1949): MP for Rossendale and Darwen from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROTHER VALLEY 68,622 enrolled, 46,157 (67.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 16.8 New notional majority: Lab over Con 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin BARRON * Lab 31,184 67.6 (+07.1) Stan Burgess LD 5,342 11.6 (-01.1) Steven Cook 1,932 04.2 Steven Stanbury Con 7,699 16.7 (-10.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46,157 25.4 08.6 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Barron (b1946): MP for Rother Valley from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROTHERHAM 59,895 enrolled, 37,650 (62.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 20.1 1994 by-election majority: Con over LD 12.9 New notional majority: Lab over Con 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Gordon Con 5,383 14.3 (-09.4) Ray Hollibone 1,132 03.0 Denis MacSHANE * Lab 26,852 71.3 (+07.4) Andrew Neal 364 01.0 David Wildgoose LD 3,919 10.4 (-01.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 37,650 28.5 08.4 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis MacShane (b1948): MP for Rotherham from 1994by -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXBURGH AND BERWICKSHIRE 47,259 enrolled, 34,931 (73.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: LD over Con 06.3 New notional majority: LD over Con 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Balfour SNP 3,959 11.3 (+00.7) John Curtis 922 02.6 Helen Eadie Lab 5,226 15.0 (+06.2) Archy KIRKWOOD * LD 16,243 46.5 ( 00.0) David Lucas 42 00.1 Peter Neilson 202 00.6 Douglas Younger Con 8,337 23.9 (-10.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 34,931 11.3 05.2 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archy Kirkwood (b1946): MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUGBY AND KENILWORTH 79,384 enrolled, 61,205 (77.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 10.2 New notional majority: Con over Lab 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andy KING Lab 26,356 43.1 (+11.1) James Pawsey * Con 25,861 42.2 (-10.2) John Roodhouse LD 8,737 14.3 (-01.0) Michael Twite 251 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 61,205 00.4 10.6 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Pawsey (b1933): MP for Rugby 1979-83, for Rugby and Kenilworth 1983-97 > Andy King (b1948): MP for Rugby and Kenilworth from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUISLIP-NORTHWOOD 60,393 enrolled, 44,833 (74.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 22.3 New notional majority: Con over Lab 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Barker Lab 14,732 32.9 (+13.0) Chris Edwards LD 7,279 16.2 (-00.4) Cherry Griffin 296 00.7 John WILKINSON * Con 22,526 50.2 (-12.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 44,833 08.6 12.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Wilkinson (b1940): MP for Bradford West 1970-Feb74, for Ruislip-Northwood from 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUNNYMEDE AND WEYBRIDGE 72,177 enrolled, 51,561 (71.4%) voted ==================================================================== New seat Notional majority: Con over LD 20.1 Notional Con over Lab majority: 22.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip HAMMOND + Con 25,051 48.6 (-12.8) Ian Peacock Lab 15,176 29.4 (+13.4) Peter Rolt 2,150 04.2 Simon Slater 625 01.2 Jeremy Sleeman 162 00.3 Geoff Taylor LD 8,397 16.3 (-04.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,561 09.6 13.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Hammond (b1955): MP for Runnymede and Weybridge from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUSHCLIFFE 78,735 enrolled, 62,112 (79.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 15.6 New notional majority: Con over Lab 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Boote LD 8,851 14.2 (-05.8) Sally Chadd 2,682 04.3 Rt Hon Kenneth CLARKE * Con 27,558 44.4 (-10.0) Anna Maszawska 115 00.2 Joseph Moore 403 00.6 Jocelyn Pettit Lab 22,503 36.2 (+13.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 62,112 04.1 11.5 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Clarke (b1940): MP for Rushcliffe from 1970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport 1979-80 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport 1980-82 Minister for Health 1982-85 Paymaster-General and Employment Minister 1985-87 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Minister of Trade and Industry) 1987-88 Secretary of State for Health 1988-90 Secretary of State for Education and Science 1990-92 Secretary of State for the Home Department 1992-93 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1993-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUTLAND AND MELTON 70,150 enrolled, 52,630 (75.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 19.5 New notional majority: Con over LD 20.3 Notional Con over Lab majority: 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey Abbott 823 01.6 Alan DUNCAN * Con 24,107 45.8 (-15.6) Rupert King 2,317 04.4 Kim Lee LD 10,112 19.2 (-01.6) John Meads Lab 15,271 29.0 (+13.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 52,630 08.4 14.4 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Duncan (b1957): MP for Rutland and Melton from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RYEDALE 65,215 enrolled, 48,783 (74.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 13.0 New notional majority: Con over LD 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Feaster 917 01.9 John GREENWAY * Con 21,351 43.8 (-11.6) Alison Hiles Lab 8,762 18.0 (+03.4) John Mackfall 1,460 03.0 John Orrell LD 16,293 33.4 (+03.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,783 05.2 07.5 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Greenway (b1946): MP for Ryedale from 1987 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