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| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 39.53% | |
| Labour | 33.44% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 19.45% | |
| Swing: 6.43% from Labour to Conservative | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Walker |
|
19,358 | 39.53 | +4.44 |
| Michael Foster |
|
16,376 | 33.44 | -8.43 |
| Jackie Alderson |
|
9,525 | 19.45 | +3.16 |
| Jack Bennett |
|
1,360 | 2.78 | +0.38 |
| Spencer Lee Kirby |
|
1,219 | 2.49 | +0.38 |
| Louis Stephen |
|
735 | 1.50 | -0.48 |
| Andrew Robinson | Pirate Party UK | 173 | 0.35 | |
| Peter Nielsen | Independent 5 | 129 | 0.26 | |
| Andrew Christian-Brookes | Independent 5 | 99 | 0.20 | -0.05 |
| Majority | 2,982 | 6.09 | ||
| Turnout | 48,974 | 67.24 | ||
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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