South East: 2001 general election results
How South East voted at the 2001 general election: the Conservatives won 53 of 83 seats with 42.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 53 | −1 | 1,590,628 | 42.9% | +1.0 | |
| Labour | 22 | 0 | 1,090,367 | 29.4% | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | +1 | 879,228 | 23.7% | +0.4 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 151,383 | 4.1% | −1.6 |
Change compared with the 1997 general election in South East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | Con | 6,594 | 14.6 | 57.9% | Con hold |
| Arundel and South Downs | Con | 13,704 | 29.9 | 64.7% | Con hold |
| Ashford | Con | 7,359 | 15.4 | 62.5% | Con hold |
| Aylesbury | Con | 10,009 | 20.4 | 61.4% | Con hold |
| Banbury | Con | 5,219 | 10.1 | 61.1% | Con hold |
| Basingstoke | Con | 880 | 1.8 | 60.7% | Con hold |
| Beaconsfield | Con | 13,065 | 31.0 | 60.8% | Con hold |
| Bexhill and Battle | Con | 10,503 | 23.5 | 64.9% | Con hold |
| Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con | 5,643 | 14.5 | 58.2% | Con hold |
| Bracknell | Con | 6,713 | 13.6 | 60.7% | Con hold |
| Brighton Kemptown | Lab | 4,922 | 12.6 | 57.6% | Lab hold |
| Brighton Pavilion | Lab | 9,643 | 23.7 | 58.5% | Lab hold |
| Buckingham | Con | 13,325 | 29.4 | 69.4% | Con hold |
| Canterbury | Con | 2,069 | 4.6 | 60.9% | Con hold |
| Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | 4,340 | 10.9 | 57.0% | Lab hold |
| Chesham and Amersham | Con | 11,882 | 26.2 | 64.7% | Con hold |
| Chichester | Con | 11,355 | 22.9 | 63.8% | Con hold |
| Crawley | Lab | 6,770 | 17.1 | 55.2% | Lab hold |
| Dartford | Lab | 3,306 | 7.4 | 61.9% | Lab hold |
| Dover | Lab | 5,199 | 11.6 | 65.1% | Lab hold |
| East Hampshire | Con | 8,890 | 17.7 | 64.3% | Con hold |
| East Surrey | Con | 13,203 | 28.1 | 63.3% | Con hold |
| East Worthing and Shoreham | Con | 6,139 | 14.3 | 59.7% | Con hold |
| Eastbourne | Con | 2,154 | 4.8 | 59.6% | Con hold |
| Eastleigh | LD | 3,058 | 6.4 | 63.8% | LD hold |
| Epsom and Ewell | Con | 10,080 | 21.6 | 62.8% | Con hold |
| Esher and Walton | Con | 11,538 | 25.3 | 61.9% | Con hold |
| Fareham | Con | 7,009 | 15.4 | 63.5% | Con hold |
| Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | 4,183 | 10.2 | 60.4% | Con hold |
| Folkestone and Hythe | Con | 5,907 | 12.9 | 64.1% | Con hold |
| Gillingham | Lab | 2,272 | 5.4 | 59.5% | Lab hold |
| Gosport | Con | 2,621 | 6.6 | 57.1% | Con hold |
| Gravesham | Lab | 4,862 | 11.1 | 62.7% | Lab hold |
| Guildford | LD | 538 | 1.1 | 62.7% | LD gain from Con |
| Hastings and Rye | Lab | 4,308 | 10.5 | 58.3% | Lab hold |
| Havant | Con | 4,207 | 10.4 | 57.6% | Con hold |
| Henley | Con | 8,458 | 19.1 | 64.3% | Con hold |
| Horsham | Con | 13,666 | 26.9 | 63.8% | Con hold |
| Hove | Lab | 3,171 | 7.6 | 58.9% | Lab hold |
| Isle of Wight | Con | 2,826 | 4.5 | 60.8% | Con gain from LD |
| Lewes | LD | 9,710 | 21.4 | 68.5% | LD hold |
| Maidenhead | Con | 3,284 | 7.6 | 62.0% | Con hold |
| Maidstone and the Weald | Con | 10,318 | 22.6 | 61.6% | Con hold |
| Medway | Lab | 3,780 | 9.8 | 59.5% | Lab hold |
| Mid Sussex | Con | 6,898 | 15.1 | 64.9% | Con hold |
| Milton Keynes South West | Lab | 6,978 | 15.4 | 62.3% | Lab hold |
| Mole Valley | Con | 10,153 | 21.6 | 68.9% | Con hold |
| New Forest East | Con | 3,829 | 9.1 | 63.2% | Con hold |
| New Forest West | Con | 13,191 | 29.9 | 65.1% | Con hold |
| Newbury | LD | 2,415 | 4.8 | 67.3% | LD hold |
| North East Hampshire | Con | 13,257 | 30.2 | 61.6% | Con hold |
| North East Milton Keynes | Lab | 1,829 | 3.9 | 64.6% | Lab hold |
| North Thanet | Con | 6,650 | 15.9 | 59.0% | Con hold |
| North West Hampshire | Con | 12,009 | 24.7 | 62.3% | Con hold |
| Oxford East | Lab | 10,344 | 26.0 | 55.8% | Lab hold |
| Oxford West and Abingdon | LD | 9,185 | 17.8 | 64.5% | LD hold |
| Portsmouth North | Lab | 5,134 | 13.9 | 57.4% | Lab hold |
| Portsmouth South | LD | 6,093 | 15.5 | 50.9% | LD hold |
| Reading East | Lab | 5,595 | 12.8 | 58.4% | Lab hold |
| Reading West | Lab | 8,849 | 21.1 | 59.1% | Lab hold |
| Reigate | Con | 8,025 | 20.3 | 60.2% | Con hold |
| Romsey | LD | 2,370 | 4.9 | 67.2% | LD gain from Con |
| Runnymede and Weybridge | Con | 8,360 | 19.7 | 56.1% | Con hold |
| Sevenoaks | Con | 10,154 | 23.8 | 63.9% | Con hold |
| Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | 3,509 | 9.3 | 57.5% | Lab hold |
| Slough | Lab | 12,508 | 32.1 | 53.4% | Lab hold |
| South Thanet | Lab | 1,792 | 4.5 | 63.9% | Lab hold |
| South West Surrey | Con | 861 | 1.7 | 70.3% | Con hold |
| Southampton Itchen | Lab | 11,223 | 27.1 | 54.0% | Lab hold |
| Southampton Test | Lab | 11,207 | 27.0 | 56.3% | Lab hold |
| Spelthorne | Con | 3,262 | 7.8 | 60.8% | Con hold |
| Surrey Heath | Con | 10,819 | 24.0 | 59.5% | Con hold |
| Tonbridge and Malling | Con | 8,250 | 19.4 | 64.3% | Con hold |
| Tunbridge Wells | Con | 9,730 | 24.2 | 62.3% | Con hold |
| Wantage | Con | 5,600 | 11.4 | 64.5% | Con hold |
| Wealden | Con | 13,772 | 26.1 | 63.5% | Con hold |
| Winchester | LD | 9,634 | 16.3 | 72.3% | LD hold |
| Windsor | Con | 8,889 | 21.1 | 57.0% | Con hold |
| Witney | Con | 7,973 | 16.2 | 65.9% | Con hold |
| Woking | Con | 6,759 | 15.8 | 60.2% | Con hold |
| Wokingham | Con | 5,994 | 13.7 | 64.1% | Con hold |
| Worthing West | Con | 9,037 | 20.9 | 59.7% | Con hold |
| Wycombe | Con | 3,168 | 7.0 | 60.5% | Con hold |
South East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South East at the 2001 general election?
The Conservatives won 53 of the 83 seats in South East, with 42.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South East in 2001?
83 constituencies.
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