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East Midlands, 1997 vs 2001: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in East Midlands compared between the 1997 and 2001 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19972001MajorityCon–Lab swing
Amber ValleyLabLab16.2%−2.5
AshfieldLabLab33.7%−5.6
BassetlawLabLab25.1%−5.5
BlabyConCon13.0%−0.5
BolsoverLabLab49.1%−4.1
Boston and SkegnessConCon1.3%+0.1
BosworthConCon5.1%−1.5
BroxtoweLabLab12.0%+1.2
CharnwoodConCon16.0%−2.8
ChesterfieldLabLD gain5.8%−3.8
CorbyLabLab12.1%−5.0
DaventryConCon17.0%−2.5
Derby NorthLabLab15.9%−1.5
Derby SouthLabLab32.2%+0.5
ErewashLabLab14.3%−0.4
GainsboroughConCon19.1%−2.4
GedlingLabLab12.8%+2.7
Grantham and StamfordConCon9.8%−2.3
HarboroughConCon11.3%−4.0
High PeakLabLab9.3%−3.0
KetteringLabLab1.2%+0.5
Leicester EastLabLab33.1%−4.2
Leicester SouthLabLab31.4%−1.4
Leicester WestLabLab29.0%−1.2
LincolnLabLab22.7%−0.6
LoughboroughLabLab14.4%+1.8
Louth and HorncastleConCon17.0%−1.6
MansfieldLabLab30.0%−6.7
NewarkLabCon gain9.0%−7.4
North East DerbyshireLabLab29.1%−3.1
North West LeicestershireLabLab18.1%−3.6
Northampton NorthLabLab19.0%−0.2
Northampton SouthLabLab1.7%+0.2
Nottingham EastLabLab34.7%−2.0
Nottingham NorthLabLab40.7%−2.3
Nottingham SouthLabLab27.3%−0.1
RushcliffeConCon13.5%−2.7
Rutland and MeltonConCon18.3%−0.8
SherwoodLabLab20.4%−4.7
Sleaford and North HykehamConCon17.7%−4.0
South DerbyshireLabLab15.1%−4.1
South Holland and the DeepingsConCon24.0%−4.0
WellingboroughLabLab4.6%+2.1
West DerbyshireConCon14.6%−3.0

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