Mel Stride takes Central Devon for Conservatives

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By Richard_Penny | Friday, May 07, 2010, 04:17

The results in full

                                                                     Votes        %           +/-

Mel Stride       Conservative                        27,737      51.5      +7.7

Philip Hutty     Liberal Democrat                 18,507       34.4      -4.4

Moira Macdonald     Labour                          3,715         6.9      -4.7

Bob Edwards     UK Independence Party     2,870         5.3      -0.5

Colin Mathews     Green                               1,044         1.9     +1.9

Majority                                                         9,230       

Turnout                                                       53,873        75.7    +5.8

8.1% swing - Lib Dem to Con

This was Liberal Democrat target seat number 16

One of the most striking aspects of the night was the turn out of 75.7%

      

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