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Result: Blaenau Gwent
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Independent |  |
58.2% |
| Labour |  |
32.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
4.3% |
| Swing: 48.9% from LAB to IND | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Peter Law | Independent | 20,505 | 58.2 | +58.2 |
| Maggie Jones | Labour | 11,384 | 32.3 | -39.7 |
| Brian Thomas | Liberal Democrat | 1,511 | 4.3 | -5.0 |
| John Price | Plaid Cymru | 843 | 2.4 | -8.8 |
| Phillip Lee | Conservative | 816 | 2.3 | -5.2 |
| Peter Osborne | UK Independence Party | 192 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 9,121 | 25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 35,251 | 66.1 | +6.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES | |||
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BLAENAU GWENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
72.0% |
| Plaid Cymru |  |
11.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
9.3% |
| Others |  |
7.5% |
