UK general election April 2002 results
The Conservatives held Kettering, and Selby, with Labour in second place, and Gosport, Ipswich, Lancaster, Leek, Southend West, and Wimbledon, with Liberal in second place.
Labour gained Harrow East, Ilford South, and Stalybridge and Hyde from Conservative. They kept Bassetlaw, Dulwich, Eccles, Feltham, Ilkeston, Newton, Norwood, Nottingham East, Rother Valley, Tooting, Warrington North, Widnes, and Wigan, with Conservative in second place. In the Labour held seats of Hull West, Leeds South, Liverpool Broadgreen, Liverpool Walton, Manchester Central, Ogmore, and Wallsend. Plaid Cymru came second in Llanelli, and Neath, In Llanelli the Labour majority fell from 25.1% to 3.7%. The percentage votes were:
Labour: 34.7 (44.4)
Plaid Cymru: 31.0 (19.1)
Liberal: 18.0 (19.3)
Conservative: 15.8 (17.2)
Green: 0.5 (n/a).
The SNP came second in Fife West, and Stirlingshire West.
Jenny Tonge, Minister of State Department of Health, was back in Richmond and Barnes. The Liberals also held Middleton and Prestwich, Nottingham North, Plymouth Drake, and Southampton Test, with Conservative in second place, and Birkenhead with Labour in second place.
There was a recount in Dewsbury where Labour were defending a majority of 2.0% over Conservative. After 551 results, the number of seats won by each party were: Labour- 234, Conservative - 219, Liberal - 87, SNP - 7 , Plaid Cymru - 3, Speaker - 1.
Labour gained Harrow East, Ilford South, and Stalybridge and Hyde from Conservative. They kept Bassetlaw, Dulwich, Eccles, Feltham, Ilkeston, Newton, Norwood, Nottingham East, Rother Valley, Tooting, Warrington North, Widnes, and Wigan, with Conservative in second place. In the Labour held seats of Hull West, Leeds South, Liverpool Broadgreen, Liverpool Walton, Manchester Central, Ogmore, and Wallsend. Plaid Cymru came second in Llanelli, and Neath, In Llanelli the Labour majority fell from 25.1% to 3.7%. The percentage votes were:
Labour: 34.7 (44.4)
Plaid Cymru: 31.0 (19.1)
Liberal: 18.0 (19.3)
Conservative: 15.8 (17.2)
Green: 0.5 (n/a).
The SNP came second in Fife West, and Stirlingshire West.
Jenny Tonge, Minister of State Department of Health, was back in Richmond and Barnes. The Liberals also held Middleton and Prestwich, Nottingham North, Plymouth Drake, and Southampton Test, with Conservative in second place, and Birkenhead with Labour in second place.
There was a recount in Dewsbury where Labour were defending a majority of 2.0% over Conservative. After 551 results, the number of seats won by each party were: Labour- 234, Conservative - 219, Liberal - 87, SNP - 7 , Plaid Cymru - 3, Speaker - 1.
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