2001 United Kingdom general election in England explained

Election Name:2001 United Kingdom general election in England
Country:England
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1997 United Kingdom general election in England
Previous Year:1997
Previous Mps:List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election
Next Election:2005 United Kingdom general election in England
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:All 529 English seats to the House of Commons
265 seats needed for English majority
Elected Mps:List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election
Leader1:Tony Blair
Leader Since1:21 July 1994
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Sedgefield
Last Election1:328 seats, 43.5%
Seats1:323
Seat Change1:5
Popular Vote1:9,056,824
Percentage1:41.4%
Swing1:2.1%
Leader2:William Hague
Leader Since2:19 June 1997
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Richmond (Yorks)
Last Election2:165 seats, 33.7%
Seats2:165
Seat Change2:0
Popular Vote2:7,705,870
Percentage2:35.2%
Swing2:1.5%
Leader3:Charles Kennedy
Leader Since3:9 August 1999
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:Ross, Skye & Inverness West
Popular Vote3:4,246,853
Last Election3:34 seats, 17.9%
Seats3:40
Seat Change3:6
Percentage3:19.4%
Swing3:1.3%

See main article: 2001 United Kingdom general election.

The 2001 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 7 June 2001 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. The governing Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats for the second election in a row.[1]

Results table

Party! colspan="5"
SeatsVotes
Total Gains LossesNet +/-% seatsTotal votes% votesChange
align=“right” 323align=“right” 1align=“right” 6align=“right” 5align=“right” 61.1align=“right” 9,056,824align=“right” 41.4align=“right” 2.1
align=“right” 165align=“right” 8align=“right” 8align=“right” align=“right” 31.2align=“right” 7,705,870align=“right” 35.2align=“right” 1.5
align=“right” 40align=“right” 8align=“right” 2align=“right” 6align=“right” 8.1align=“right” 4,246,853align=“right” 19.4align=“right” 1.5
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” align=“right” 374,775align=“right” 1.7align=“right” 1.3
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” align=“right” 158,173align=“right” 0.7align=“right” 0.5
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 1align=“right” 1align=“right” align=“right” 79,559align=“right” 0.4align=“right” 0.1
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” align=“right” 55,295align=“right” 0.3align=“right” N/A
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” align=“right” 51,299align=“right” 0.2align=“right” 0.1
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” align=“right” 46,851align=“right” 0.2align=“right” 0.1
align=“right” 1align=“right” 1align=“right” 0align=“right” 1align=“right” 0.2align=“right” 28,487align=“right” 0.1align=“right” N/A
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” align=“right” 13,302align=“right” 0.1align=“right” 0.1
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 01align=“right” align=“right” 53,474align=“right” 0.2align=“right” N/A
align=“right” 21,870,762align=“right” 59.1align=“right” 12.2

Regional results

East Midlands

PartySeatsVotes
TotalGainedLostNetTotal%Change (%)
2802-2879,88645.1-2.7
1510+1727,38637.3+2.4
110+1300,83115.4+1.8
 Others43,8022.2
Total44Turnout1,951,90560.9-12.3

South East

PartySeatsVotes
TotalGainedLostNetTotal%Change (%)
732202,209,05042.6+1.2
3501-11,643,31431.7-0.2
921+11,121,38521.6+0.2
 Others0000213,9624.1-1.2
Total117Turnout5,187,71161.3-12.4

South West

PartySeatsVotes
TotalGainedLostNetTotal%Change (%)
2013-2946,62938.5+1.8
1521+1765,82431.2-0.1
1610+1645,12126.3-0.1
 Others000098,7754.0-1.6
Total51Turnout2,456,34964.9-10.1

West Midlands

PartySeatsVotes
TotalGainedLostNetTotal%Change (%)
4301-11,049,24444.8-3.0
1301-1818,74935.0+1.3
110+1343,92914.7+0.9
 Others110+1128,4595.5+0.8
Total59Turnout2,340,38158.5-12.4

Yorkshire and the Humber

PartySeatsVotes
TotalGainedLostNetTotal%Change (%)
470001,037,11448.6-3.3
7000644,80230.2+2.2
110+1365,66217.1+1.1
 Others110+186,4074.10.0
Total56Turnout2,133,98556.7-11.6

See also

References

  1. Web site: General election results 7 June 2001 . 12 June 2001 . 22 July 2018.