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Tories and Labour Hammered in the Polls
June 30, 2006 10:07 AM
Bromley Lib Dem candidate Ben Abbotts
"The Tories held Bromley and Chislehurst, in south-east England, but their 2005 majority was slashed from 13,342 votes to 633 by the Lib Dems. Labour came fourth behind the UK Independence Party." - BBC News
- "Tony Blair and David Cameron were both dealt by-election blows in heartland seats today." The Independent
- "The government was dealt a double byelection humiliation early today ... They follow a trouncing by the Liberal Democrats in the once safe seat of Dunfermline and West Fife earlier this year." The Guardian.
- Speaking of the result, Sir Ming Campbell said: "It shows that there is no confidence in Cameron's Tories in the Conservative heartlands."
On the same night Labour failed to regain it's former safe seat of Blaenau Gwent, whilst the Conservatives only managed fifth place - just ahead of the "Official Monster Raving Loony Party".
BROMLEY AND CHISLEHURST RESULT
Bob Neill, Conservative: 11,621 (- 11,962 from 2005)
Ben Abbotts, Liberal Democrat: 10,988 (+ 1,620)
Nigel Farage, UKIP: 2,347 (+ 872)
Rachel Reeves, Labour: 1,925 (- 8,316)
Ann Garrett, Green: 811 (- 659)
Paul Winnett, National Front: 476
John Hemming-Clarke, Independent: 442
Steven Uncles, English Democrats: 212
John Cartwright, Monster Raving Looney Party: 132
Nick Hadziannis, Independent: 65
Anne Belsey, Money Reform Party: 33
Turnout: 40.5% (64.9%)
BLAENAU GWENT RESULT
Dai Davies, Ind: 12,543 (- 7,962 from 2005)
Owen Smith, Labour: 10,059 (- 1,325)
Steffan Lewis, Plaid Cymru: 1,755 (+ 912)
Amy Kitcher, Liberal Democrat: 1,477 (- 4)
Margrit Williams, Conservative: 1,013 (+ 197)
Alan Hope, Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 318
Turnout: 50.5%
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