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| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32.81% | |
| Conservative | 32.73% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 31.22% | |
| Swing: 6.65% from Labour to Conservative | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenda Jackson |
|
17,332 | 32.81 | |
| Chris Philp |
|
17,290 | 32.73 | |
| Edward Fordham |
|
16,491 | 31.22 | |
| Bea Campbell |
|
759 | 1.44 | |
| Magnus Nielsen |
|
408 | 0.77 | |
| Victoria Moore |
|
328 | 0.62 | |
| Tamsin Omond | Tamsin Omond to the Commons | 123 | 0.23 | |
| Gene Alcantara | Independent 5 | 91 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | 42 | 0.08 | ||
| Turnout | 52,822 | 66.27 | ||
5:35pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The Government has insisted it would scrap top-down targets in the NHS as it unveiled details of the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal.
10:30am Thursday 20th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted that the coalition Government's plans for reform have been strengthened by the need for compromise.
11:52pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The new coalition Government is committed to setting up a "judge-led inquiry" into allegations of British security services complicity in torture overseas, the Foreign Secretary has confirmed.
1:23pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Supermarkets and off-licences will be banned from selling alcohol below cost price, the Government has confirmed.
9:29am Thursday 20th May 2010
Home information packs (Hips) will be consigned to history, the Government has announced.
8:28am Thursday 20th May 2010
Left-wing Labour MP Diane Abbott has announced she is running for the party leadership, becoming the first woman to enter the race.
4:14pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Labour has caved in to complaints from candidates for the party leadership by allowing them an extra 13 days to gather nominations.
10:56am Thursday 20th May 2010
Estate agents have welcomed the news that controversial home information packs (Hips) are being scrapped with immediate effect.
3:45am Thursday 20th May 2010
The Electoral Commission is to publish a report into voting chaos which left hundreds of people queuing outside polling stations on election day.
3:53am Thursday 20th May 2010
David Cameron is to make his first foray on to the world stage as Prime Minister, visiting Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
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