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Result: Harwich
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  |
42.1% |
| Labour |  |
40.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
11.7% |
| Swing: 3.6% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Douglas Carswell | Conservative | 21,235 | 42.1 | +1.9 |
| Ivan Henderson | Labour | 20,315 | 40.3 | -5.3 |
| Keith Tully | Liberal Democrat | 5,913 | 11.7 | +3.2 |
| Jeffrey Titford | UK Independence Party | 2,314 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| John Tipple | Respect-Unity Coalition | 477 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Christopher Humphrey | Independent | 154 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 920 | 1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 50,408 | 62.6 | +0.5 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR HARWICH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
45.6% |
| Conservative |  |
40.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
8.5% |
| Others |  |
5.7% |
