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| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 58.91% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 24.83% | |
| Labour | 10.69% | |
| Swing: 8.97% from Liberal Democrat to Conservative | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Raab |
|
32,134 | 58.91 | +13.21 |
| Lionel Blackman |
|
13,541 | 24.83 | -4.74 |
| Francis Eldergill |
|
5,829 | 10.69 | -8.76 |
| Bernard Collignon |
|
1,783 | 3.27 | -0.04 |
| Tony Popham | Independent 5 | 378 | 0.69 | |
| Chinners Chinnery | Monster Raving Loony Party | 341 | 0.63 | -0.64 |
| Mike Kearsley |
|
307 | 0.56 | |
| Andy Lear | The Best of a Bad Bunch | 230 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | 18,593 | 34.09 | ||
| Turnout | 54,543 | 72.40 | ||
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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