W. ==================================================================== WAKEFIELD 73,210 enrolled, 50,486 (69.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 06.2 New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Dale LD 5,656 11.2 (-00.1) David HINCHCLIFFE * Lab 28,977 57.4 (+09.2) Jonathan Peacock Con 14,373 28.5 (-12.0) Simon Shires 1,480 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,486 14.4 10.5 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Hinchcliffe (b1948): MP for Wakefield from 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALLASEY 63,714 enrolled, 46,843 (73.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 03.5 New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela EAGLE * Lab 30,264 64.6 (+15.6) Roger Hayes 1,490 03.2 Peter Reisdorf LD 3,899 08.3 (+00.6) Patricia Wilcock Con 11,190 23.9 (-18.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46,843 20.3 16.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Eagle (b1961): MP for Wallasey from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Departments of the Environment and Transport from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALSALL NORTH 67,587 enrolled, 43,302 (64.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 03.7 New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Bennett 1,430 03.3 Mike Bird Con 11,929 27.5 (-11.9) Alan Humphries 465 01.1 Tracy O¹Brien LD 4,050 09.3 (-03.4) Melvin Pitt 911 02.1 David WINNICK * Lab 24,517 56.6 (+09.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 43,302 14.5 10.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Winnick (b1933): MP for Croydon South 1966-70, for Walsall North from 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALSALL SOUTH 64,221 enrolled, 43,240 (67.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 03.2 New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Thomas Dent 1,662 03.8 Bruce GEORGE * Lab 25,024 57.9 (+09.7) Harry Harris LD 2,698 06.2 (-02.0) Leslie Leek Con 13,712 31.7 (+10.2) Linda Meads 144 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 43,240 13.1 09.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce George (b1942): MP for Walsall South from Feb1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALTHAMSTOW 63,818 enrolled, 40,055 (62.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 03.9 New notional majority: Lab over Con 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jill Andrew Con 8,138 20.3 (-16.9) Neil GERRARD * Lab 25,287 63.1 (+18.8) George Hargreaves 1,139 02.8 Dr Jane Jackson LD 5,491 13.7 (-02.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 40,055 21.4 17.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Gerrard (b1942): MP for Walthamstow from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANSBECK 62,998 enrolled, 45,172 (71.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 18.1 New notional majority: Lab over Con 18.1 Notional Lab over LD majority: 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Nic Best 956 02.1 Peter Gompertz 1,146 02.5 Paul Green Con 6,299 13.9 (-09.7) Denis MURPHY + Lab 29,569 65.5 (+05.8) Alan Thompson LD 7,202 15.9 (+00.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 45,172 24.8 02.6 LD/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis Murphy (b1948): MP for Wansbeck from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANSDYKE 69,032 enrolled, 54,722 (79.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 10.2 New notional majority: Con over Lab 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Clinton 1,327 02.4 Peter House 225 00.4 Trevor Hunt 438 00.8 Sue Lincoln 92 00.2 Jeff Manning LD 9,205 16.8 (-06.8) Dan NORRIS Lab 24,117 44.1 (+16.8) Mark Prisk + Con 19,318 35.3 (-11.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 54,722 04.4 14.4 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Morris (b1960): MP for Wansdyke from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANTAGE 71,657 enrolled, 56,059 (78.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 14.6 New notional majority: Con over LD 14.6 Notional Con over Lab majority: 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert JACKSON * Con 22,311 39.8 (-14.3) Miriam Kennet 640 01.1 Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslausky 465 00.8 Jenny Riley LD 14,822 26.4 (+01.4) Stuart Rising 1,549 02.8 Celia Wilson Lab 16,272 29.0 (+09.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56,059 05.4 11.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Jackson (b1946): MP for Wantage from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARLEY 59,758 enrolled, 38,893 (65.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 10.5 (Warley East) New notional majority: Lab over Con 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Krishna Gamre 941 02.4 Christopher Pincher Con 9,362 24.1 (-10.2) Jeremy Pursehorse LD 3,777 09.7 (-01.7) John SPELLAR * Lab 24,813 63.8 (+10.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 38,893 19.8 10.4 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Spellar (b1947): MP for Birmingham Northfield 1982by-83, for Warley West 1992-97, for Warley from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGTON NORTH 72,694 enrolled, 51,251 (70.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 10.4 New notional majority: Lab over Con 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Greenhaigh LD 5,308 10.4 (-00.9) Helen JONES + Lab 31,827 62.1 (+08.9) Ray Lacey Con 12,300 24.0 (-10.8) Dr Arthur Smith 1,816 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51,251 19.0 09.8 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen Jones (b1954): MP for Warrington North from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGTON SOUTH 72,262 enrolled, 55,082 (76.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 00.1 New notional majority: Con over Lab 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Grayling + Con 17,914 32.5 (-13.2) Gerald Kelly 1,082 02.0 Steve Ross 166 00.3 Helen SOUTHWORTH Lab 28,721 52.1 (+11.3) Peter Walker LD 7,199 13.1 (+00.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 55,082 09.8 12.2 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen Southworth (b1956): MP for Warrington South from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON 79,374 enrolled, 60,091 (75.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 07.7 New notional majority: Con over Lab 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Baptie 764 01.3 Valerie Davis 1,484 02.5 Michael Gibbs 183 00.3 Nigel Hicks LD 7,133 11.9 (-05.2) Roddy McCarthy 125 00.2 James PLASKITT Lab 26,747 44.5 (+13.3) Sir Dudley Smith * Con 23,349 38.9 (-10.6) Greville Warwick 306 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 60,091 02.8 11.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sir Dudley Smith (b1926): MP for Brentford and Chiswick 1959-66, for Warwick and Leamington 1968by-97 > James Plaskitt (b1954): MP for Warwick and Leamington from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARWICKSHIRE NORTH 72,602 enrolled, 54,239 (74.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 01.2 New notional majority: Lab over Con 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Cooke 533 01.0 Stephen Hammond Con 16,902 31.2 (-12.4) Ronald Mole 917 01.7 Ian Moorecroft 178 00.3 Michael O¹BRIEN * Lab 31,669 58.4 (+12.3) Bill Powell LD 4,040 07.4 (-02.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 54,239 13.6 12.4 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael O¹Brien (b1954): MP for Warwickshire North from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATFORD 74,015 enrolled, 55,236 (74.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 08.0 New notional majority: Con over Lab 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Canning LD 9,272 16.8 (+00.1) Leslie Davis 234 00.4 Robert Gordon + Con 19,227 34.8 (-13.3) Dr Phillip Roe 1,484 02.7 Claire WARD Lab 25,019 45.3 (+11.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 55,236 05.2 12.3 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claire Ward (b1972): MP for Watford from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WAVENEY 75,266 enrolled, 56,611 (75.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 04.9 New notional majority: Con over Lab 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BLIZZARD Lab 31,846 56.2 (+16.5) Neil Clark 318 00.6 David Porter * Con 19,393 34.3 (-12.7) Christopher Thomas LD 5,054 08.9 (-03.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56,611 10.9 14.5 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Porter (b1948): MP for Waveney 1987-97 > Robert Blizzard (b1950): MP for Waveney from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEALDEN 79,519 enrolled, 59,099 (74.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 17.3 New notional majority: Con over LD 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret English 569 01.0 Paul Cragg 188 00.3 Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey JOHNSON SMITH * Con 29,417 49.8 (-11.9) Nicholas Levine Lab 10,185 17.2 (+08.0) Mike Skinner LD 15,213 25.7 (-01.4) Barry Taplin 3,527 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 59,099 12.0 05.3 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (b1924): MP for Holborn and St Pancras South 1959-64, for East Grinstead 1965by-83, for Wealden from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Army) 1971-72 Parliamentary Secretary, Civil Service Department 1972-74 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEAVER VALE 66,011 enrolled, 48,301 (73.2%) voted ==================================================================== New seat Notional majority: Lab over Con 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Byrne Con 13,796 28.6 (-07.1) Roger Cockfield 1,312 02.7 Trevor Griffiths LD 5,949 12.3 (-02.2) Mike HALL * Lab 27,244 56.4 (+07.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,301 13.9 07.4 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Hall (b1952): MP for Warrington South 1992-97, for Weaver Vale from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLINGBOROUGH 74,955 enrolled, 56,289 (75.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 09.8 New notional majority: Con over Lab 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Ellwood 1,192 02.1 Sir Peter Fry * Con 24,667 43.8 (-09.6) Annie Lowrys 297 00.5 Peter Smith LD 5,279 09.4 (-03.3) Paul STINCHCOMBE Lab 24,854 44.1 (+10.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56,289 00.1 09.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sir Peter Fry (b1931): MP for Wellingborough 1969by-97 > Paul Stinchcombe (b1962): MP for Wellingborough from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS 72,178 enrolled, 56,380 (78.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 05.7 New notional majority: Con over LD 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Eavis Lab 10,204 18.1 (+07.5) Dr Peter Gold LD 21,680 38.4 (+00.4) Rt Hon David HEATHCOTE-AMERY * Con 22,208 39.4 (-10.1) Patricia Phelps 2,196 03.9 Lynn Royse 92 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56,380 00.5 05.2 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Heathcote-Amory (b1949): MP for Wells from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Environment 1989-90 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy 1990-92 Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1993-94 Paymaster-General 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELWYN HATFIELD 67,395 enrolled, 52,968 (78.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 06.9 New notional majority: Con over Lab 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Cox 1,263 02.4 David Evans * Con 19,341 36.5 (-11.0) Helen Harold 267 00.5 Melanie JOHNSON Lab 24,936 47.1 (+11.1) Rodney Schwartz LD 7,161 13.5 (-02.5) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 52,968 05.3 11.1 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Evans (b1935): MP for Welwyn Hatfield 1987-97 > Melanie Johnson (b1955): MP for Welwyn Hatfield from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH 63,951 enrolled, 41,781 (65.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 23.3 New notional majority: Lab over Con 23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Battley 1,423 03.4 James Charters LD 3,867 09.3 (-00.3) Karl Hamer Con 6,266 15.0 (-06.8) John HEALEY + Lab 30,225 72.3 (+03.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 41,781 28.6 05.2 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Healey (b1960): MP for Wentworth from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST BROMWICH EAST 63,401 enrolled, 41,487 (65.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 03.3 New notional majority: Lab over Con 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Matsell Con 10,126 24.4 (-13.5) Graham Mulley 1,472 03.5 Martyn Smith LD 6,179 14.9 (-01.6) Peter SNAPE * Lab 23,710 57.1 (+09.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 41,487 16.3 11.3 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Snape (b1942): MP for West Bromwich East from Feb1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST BROMWICH WEST 67,496 enrolled, 36,696 (54.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 09.6 New notional majority: Lab over Con 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Betty BOOTHROYD * 23,969 65.3 Stephen Edwards 4,181 11.4 Richard Silvester 8,546 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 36,696 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- No swing can be calculated for this seat. The Speaker belongs to no party and is not opposed by the other parties. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Betty Boothroyd (b1929): MP for West Bromwich 1973by-Feb74, for West Bromwich West from Feb1974 (Labour until elected Speaker) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST HAM 57,058 enrolled, 33,661 (59.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 17.6 (Newham North-West) New notional majority: Lab over Con 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony BANKS * Lab 24,531 72.9 (+15.0) Kenneth Francis 1,198 03.6 Toby Jug 300 00.9 Samantha McDonough LD 2,479 07.4 (-02.2) Mark MacGregor Con 5,037 15.0 (-14.9) Jonathan Rainbow 116 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 33,661 28.9 14.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Banks (b1945): MP for Newham North-West 1983-97, for West Ham from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTBURY 74,301 enrolled, 56,751 (76.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 08.7 New notional majority: Con over LD 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David FABER * Con 23,037 40.6 (-11.6) Nick Hawkings-Byass 1,909 03.4 George Hawkins 1,956 03.4 Colin Haysom 140 00.2 John Miller LD 16,969 29.9 (-04.0) Kevin Small Lab 11,969 21.1 (+10.5) Rodney Westbury 771 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56,751 05.3 03.7 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Faber (1961): MP for Westbury from 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN ISLES 22,983 enrolled, 16,106 (70.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over SNP 05.3 New notional majority: Lab over SNP 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Anne Gillies SNP 5,379 33.4 (-03.8) Ralph Lionel 206 01.3 Dr Calum MACDONALD * Lab 8,955 55.6 (+07.8) James McGrigor Con 1,071 06.6 (-01.9) Neil Mitchison LD 495 03.1 (-00.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16,106 11.1 05.8 SNP/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calum Macdonald (b1956): MP for Western Isles from 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTMORLAND AND LONSDALE 68,389 enrolled, 50,809 (74.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 14.7 New notional majority: Con over LD 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stan Collins LD 16,949 33.4 (+05.9) Tim COLLINS + Con 21,470 42.3 (-14.6) John Harding Lab 10,459 20.6 (+05.5) Michael Smith 1,931 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,809 04.4 10.2 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Collins (b1964): MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTON-SUPER-MARE 72,445 enrolled, 53,377 (73.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 04.2 New notional majority: Con over LD 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian COTTER LD 21,407 40.1 (+01.6) Margaret Daly + Con 20,133 37.7 (-10.4) Derek Kraft Lab 9,557 17.9 (+06.5) Tom Sewell 2,280 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 53,377 01.2 06.0 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Cotter (b1938): MP for Weston-Super-Mare from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIGAN 64,689 enrolled, 43,819 (67.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Lab over Con 19.7 New notional majority: Lab over Con 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Ayliffe 94 00.2 Trevor Beswick LD 4,390 10.0 (-01.7) Anthony Bradbourne 1,450 03.3 Mark Loveday Con 7,400 16.9 (-08.4) Christopher Maile 442 01.0 Roger STOTT * Lab 30,043 68.6 (+08.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 43,819 25.8 08.2 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Stott (b1943): MP for Weshoughton 1973by-83, for Wigan from 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILTSHIRE NORTH 77,237 enrolled, 58,013 (75.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 11.7 New notional majority: Con over LD 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Cordon LD 21,915 37.8 (+06.3) John Forsyth 263 00.4 James GRAY + Con 25,390 43.8 (-12.4) Nigel Knowles Lab 8,261 14.2 (+04.0) Margaret Purves 1,774 03.1 Alan Wood 410 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 58,013 03.0 09.3 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Gray (b1954): MP for Wiltshire North from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIMBLEDON 64,070 enrolled, 48,354 (75.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over Lab 14.8 New notional majority: Con over Lab 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hammed Abid 993 02.0 Roger CASALE Lab 20,674 42.8 (+19.5) Sophie Davies 346 00.7 Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes * Con 17,694 36.6 (-16.4) Matthew Kirby 112 00.2 Graham Stacey 47 00.1 Rajeev Thacker 474 01.0 Alison Willott LD 8,261 16.6 (-04.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48,354 03.1 17.9 Con/Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (b1945): MP for Wimbledon 1987-97 > Roger Casale (b1960): MP for Wimbledon from 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WINCHESTER 78,884 enrolled, 62,054 (78.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1992 majority: Con over LD 06.1 New notional majority: Con over LD 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Browne 307 00.5 Patrick Davies Lab 6,528 10.5 (+03.0) Richard Huggett 640 01.0 Gerald Malone * Con 26,098 42.1 (-09.6) Mark OATEN LD 26,100 42.1 (+05.2) Derek Rumsey 476 00.8 Peter Stockton 307 00.5 Peter Strand 1,598 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 62,054 00.0 07.4 Con/LD -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gerald Malone (b1950): MP for Aberdeen South 1983-87, for Winchester 1992-97 > Mark Oaten (b1964): MP for Winchester from 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------