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Seats that changed hands at the 2001 general election

Every gain at each general election: which party took which seat from whom.

2001: 29 gains

Compared with the previous general election, where the constituency had the same boundaries.

ConstituencyGained byFromMajority
Castle PointConLab985
Galloway and Upper NithsdaleConSNP74
Isle of WightConLD2,826
NewarkConLab4,073
North West NorfolkConLab3,485
RomfordConLab5,977
TattonConOth8,611
TauntonConLD235
UpminsterConLab1,241
Belfast NorthDUPUUP6,387
East LondonderryDUPUUP1,901
StrangfordDUPUUP1,110
South DorsetLabCon153
West Bromwich WestLabOth11,355
Ynys-MonLabPC800
CheadleLDCon33
ChesterfieldLDLab2,586
GuildfordLDCon538
LudlowLDCon1,630
Mid Dorset and North PooleLDCon384
North NorfolkLDCon483
RomseyLDCon2,370
TeignbridgeLDCon3,011
Glasgow SpringburnOthLab14,754
Wyre ForestOthLab17,998
Carmarthen East and DinefwrPCLab2,590
Fermanagh and South TyroneSFUUP53
West TyroneSFUUP5,040
North DownUUPUKUP6,880

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