Closest seats at the 2001 general election

The smallest winning majorities in UK general elections since 1918, in votes and as a share of the vote.

#	Constituency	Winner	Runner-up	Majority	%
1	Cheadle	LD	Con	33	0.08
2	Perth	SNP	Con	48	0.13
3	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	SF	UUP	53	0.10
4	Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	Con	SNP	74	0.21
5	East Antrim	UUP	DUP	128	0.36
6	South Dorset	Lab	Con	153	0.34
7	Taunton	Con	LD	235	0.43
8	Orpington	Con	LD	269	0.53
9	Weston Super Mare	LD	Con	338	0.72
10	Braintree	Lab	Con	358	0.71
11	Monmouth	Lab	Con	384	0.86
12	Mid Dorset and North Poole	LD	Con	384	0.88
13	Lancaster and Wyre	Lab	Con	481	0.92
14	North Norfolk	LD	Con	483	0.86
15	Boston and Skegness	Con	Lab	515	1.28
16	Guildford	LD	Con	538	1.12
17	Cardiff Central	Lab	LD	659	1.89
18	Kettering	Lab	Con	665	1.24
19	Somerton and Frome	LD	Con	668	1.27
20	Brecon and Radnorshire	LD	Con	751	2.00
21	South West Bedfordshire	Con	Lab	776	1.77
22	Beverley and Holderness	Con	Lab	781	1.68
23	Ynys-Mon	Lab	PC	800	2.35
24	South West Surrey	Con	LD	861	1.74
25	Basingstoke	Con	Lab	880	1.83
26	Northampton South	Lab	Con	885	1.73
27	Hereford	LD	Con	968	2.17
28	Castle Point	Con	Lab	985	2.48
29	South Antrim	UUP	DUP	1,011	2.29
30	Western Isles	Lab	SNP	1,074	8.16
31	Strangford	DUP	UUP	1,110	2.57
32	Clwyd West	Lab	Con	1,115	3.22
33	Torridge and West Devon	LD	Con	1,194	2.14
34	Welwyn Hatfield	Lab	Con	1,196	2.79
35	Upminster	Con	Lab	1,241	3.67
36	West Dorset	Con	LD	1,414	2.85
37	Shipley	Lab	Con	1,428	3.10
38	Bexleyheath and Crayford	Lab	Con	1,472	3.65
39	Hornchurch	Lab	Con	1,482	4.17
40	Ludlow	LD	Con	1,630	3.78
41	Argyll and Bute	LD	Lab	1,653	5.34
42	Edinburgh Pentlands	Lab	Con	1,742	4.47
43	Moray	SNP	Lab	1,744	5.25
44	South Thanet	Lab	Con	1,792	4.54
45	North East Milton Keynes	Lab	Con	1,829	3.88
46	Brentwood and Ongar	Con	Oth	1,851	4.25
47	East Londonderry	DUP	UUP	1,901	4.77
48	Haltemprice and Howden	Con	LD	1,903	4.33
49	Hammersmith and Fulham	Lab	Con	2,015	4.51
50	Forest of Dean	Lab	Con	2,049	4.59

Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.

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