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Result: Taunton
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  |
43.3% |
| Conservative |  |
42.3% |
| Labour |  |
12.0% |
| Swing: 0.7% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jeremy Browne | Liberal Democrat | 25,764 | 43.3 | +2.0 |
| Adrian Flook | Conservative | 25,191 | 42.3 | +0.6 |
| Andrew Govier | Labour | 7,132 | 12.0 | -2.9 |
| Helen Miles | UK Independence Party | 1,441 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 573 | 1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 59,528 | 69.7 | +2.1 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR TAUNTON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  |
41.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
41.3% |
| Labour |  |
14.9% |
| Others |  |
2.1% |
