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Result: Gillingham
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
41.2% |
| Conservative |  |
40.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
14.9% |
| Swing: 2.4% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Paul Clark | Labour | 18,621 | 41.2 | -3.3 |
| Tim Butcher | Conservative | 18,367 | 40.7 | +1.6 |
| Andrew Stamp | Liberal Democrat | 6,734 | 14.9 | +1.3 |
| Craig MacKinlay | UK Independence Party | 1,191 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Gordon Bryan | Independent | 254 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | 254 | 0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,167 | 62.5 | +3.0 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR GILLINGHAM | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
44.5% |
| Conservative |  |
39.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
13.6% |
| Others |  |
2.8% |
