2001 United Kingdom general election in England

On Thursday 7 June 2001, the 2001 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 659 members of the House of Commons, with 529 constituencies being in England. The Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats for the second election in a row.

Much like the results in the rest of the United Kingdom, the results in England largely mirrored the results of the 1997 election. Labour lost only five seats in England and the Conservatives remained unchanged (losing eight seats but gaining eight). However, three of the few new MPs elected were future Conservative Prime Ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson and future Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. The party also gained back Tatton which it lost in 1997 to independent Martin Bell. Bell, however, did not contest the seat, and unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate in Brentwood and Ongar.

The Liberal Democrats gained six seats overall, all of which were in England. The party gained five from Labour and one from the Conservatives.

Richard Taylor of Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern (also known simply as "Health Concern") secured his first election win, taking Wyre Forest from government MP, David Lock.

Results

+PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 323 2 7 5 61.1 9,056,824 41.4 2.1 165 7 7 31.2 7,705,870 35.2 1.5 40 8 2 6 8.1 4,246,853 19.4 1.5 0 0 0 — 374,775 1.7 1.3 0 0 0 — 158,173 0.7 0.5 0 0 1 1 — 79,559 0.4 0.1 0 colspan=3 - 55,295 0.3 0 0 0 — 51,299 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 — 46,851 0.2 0.1 1 colspan=2 1 0.2 28,487 0.1 0 0 0 — 13,302 0.1 0.1 Others 0 0 1 1 — 53,474 0.2 N/A Total 529 21,870,762 59.2 12.2

By region

Note: the below regional vote shares, seats and changes are sourced from the BBC. The regions referenced do not exactly match the regions of England used in subsequent elections.

East Midlands

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 28 0 2 2 63.6 879,886 45.1 2.7 15 1 0 1 34.1 727,386 37.3 2.4 1 1 0 1 2.3 300,831 15.4 1.8 0 0 0 0.0 21,764 1.1 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 4,865 0.2 0.1   Others 0 0 0 0.0 17,173 0.9 2.4 Total 44 1,951,905 60.9 12.3

East Anglia

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 14 1 1 63.6 434,774 41.7 3.0 7 0 1 1 31.8 373,397 35.8 2.5 1 1 0 1 4.5 198,244 19.0 1.1 0 0 0 0.0 22,493 2.2 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 8,645 0.8 0.5   Others 0 0 0 0.0 5,385 0.5 4.1 Total 22 1,042,938 63.7 10.7

Greater London

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 55 0 2 2 74.3 1,306,869 47.3 2.2 13 2 0 2 17.6 841,751 30.5 0.7 6 0 0 8.1 482,888 17.5 2.9 0 0 0 0.0 45,933 1.7 1.3 0 0 0 0.0 26,433 1.0 0.7   Others 0 0 0 0.0 56,490 2.0 2.0 Total 74 2,760,364 55.2 12.4

North East England

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 32 0 0 88.9 746,012 55.7 5.2 3 0 0 8.3 329,965 24.6 2.4 1 0 0 2.8 229,560 17.1 3.8 0 0 0 0.0 10,799 0.8 0.6 0 0 0 0.0 3,583 0.3 0.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 19,635 1.5 1.8 Total 36 1,339,554 57.6 11.8

North West England

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 60 0 0 85.7 1,375,509 51.8 2.4 7 1 1 10.0 752,483 28.3 1.2 3 1 0 1 4.3 438,526 16.5 2.2 0 0 0 0.0 23,013 0.9 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 11,410 0.4 0.3   Others 0 0 1 1 0.0 56,001 2.1 2.1 Total 70 2,656,942 55.3 14.6

South East England

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 73 2 2 62.4 2,209,050 42.6 1.2 35 0 1 1 29.9 1,643,314 31.7 0.2 9 2 1 1 7.7 1,121,385 21.6 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 126,431 2.4 1.7 0 0 0 0.0 35,629 0.7 0.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 51,902 1.0 3.3 Total 117 5,187,711 61.3 12.4

South West England

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 20 1 3 2 39.2 946,629 38.5 1.8 15 2 1 1 29.4 765,824 31.2 0.1 16 1 0 1 31.4 645,121 26.3 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 60,590 2.5 1.6 0 0 0 0.0 19,770 0.8 0.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 18,415 0.7 3.6 Total 51 2,456,349 64.9 10.1

West Midlands

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 43 0 1 1 72.9 1,049,244 44.8 3.0 13 0 1 1 22.0 818,749 35.0 1.3 2 1 0 1 3.4 343,929 14.7 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 43,203 1.8 1.6 1 colspan=2 1 1.7 28,487 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 9,732 0.4 0.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 47,037 2.0 1.0 Total 59 2,340,381 58.5 12.4

Yorkshire and the Humber

+PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 47 0 0 83.9 1,037,114 48.6 3.3 7 0 0 12.5 644,802 30.2 2.2 2 0 0 3.6 365,662 17.1 1.1 0 0 0 0.0 40,061 1.9 1.7 0 0 0 0.0 18,616 0.9 0.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 27,730 1.2 2.3 Total 56 2,133,985 56.7 11.6

By county

The below tables summarise the results by county as used by the Boundary Commission for England after the fourth periodic boundary review for Westminster constituencies in England.

Avon +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 6 0 0 60.0 177,782 36.8 0.3 3 0 0 30.0 134,170 27.8 1.4 1 0 0 10.0 152,030 31.5 1.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 19,185 4.0 0.5 Total 10 483,167 64.2 10.9

Bedfordshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 3 0 0 50.0 109,113 42.8 1.1 3 0 0 50.0 100,265 39.4 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 37,599 14.8 1.9   Others 0 0 0 0.0 7,817 3.1 1.6 Total 6 254,794 60.9 13.9

Berkshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 50.0 142,280 40.2 2.0 3 0 0 37.5 108,675 30.7 2.2 1 0 0 12.5 91,964 26.0 1.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 11,002 3.1 1.6 Total 8 353,921 60.2 12.7

Buckinghamshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 5 0 0 71.4 145,128 45.5 1.8 2 0 0 28.6 98,165 30.7 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 63,221 19.8 1.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 12,724 4.0 0.6 Total 7 319,238 63.3 10.1

Cambridgeshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 5 0 0 71.4 138,798 42.8 0.8 2 0 0 28.6 104,506 32.3 2.2 0 0 0 0.0 68,824 21.2 3.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 11,843 3.7 1.9 Total 7 323,971 62.2 11.6

Cheshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 7 0 0 63.6 214,236 46.3 0.2 4 0 0 1 36.4 164,470 35.6 2.2 0 0 0 0.0 72,118 15.6 3.3   Others 0 0 0 1 0.0 11,609 2.5 5.3 Total 11 462,433 60.4 14.4

Cleveland +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 6 0 0 100.0 138,520 46.3 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 61,092 26.2 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 28,966 12.4 2.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 5,015 2.1 0.5 Total 6 233,593 56.9 13.6

Cornwall +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 80.0 113,000 44.8 0.9 1 0 0 20.0 43,674 17.3 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 82,227 32.6 2.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 13,216 5.2 3.4 Total 5 252,117 64.6 10.0

County Durham +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 7 0 0 100.0 170,329 62.9 5.7 0 0 0 0.0 55,254 20.4 2.8 0 0 0 0.0 38,533 14.2 4.5   Others 0 0 0 0.0 6,890 2.5 1.6 Total 7 271,006 58.6 11.5

Cumbria +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 66.7 94,191 38.8 7.0 2 0 0 33.3 96,163 39.6 6.1 0 0 0 0.0 46,736 19.3 2.7   Others 0 0 0 0.0 5,563 2.3 1.8 Total 6 242,653 63.5 10.4

Derbyshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 8 0 0 1 80.0 227,768 50.0 3.6 1 0 0 10.0 141,717 31.1 1.6 1 0 0 1 10.0 79,845 17.5 3.7   Others 0 0 0 0.0 6,392 1.4 1.7 Total 10 455,722 60.9 13.7

Devon +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 1 36.4 212,576 39.0 2.2 4 0 0 1 36.4 173,639 31.9 0.6 3 0 0 27.3 128,599 23.6 2.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 30,182 5.5 0.5 Total 11 544,996 65.6 9.6

Dorset +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 6 0 0 2 75.0 156,222 45.3 3.5 1 0 0 1 12.5 108,426 31.5 2.6 1 0 0 1 12.5 72,715 21.1 2.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 7,339 2.1 3.2 Total 8 344,702 63.6 10.0

East Sussex +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 1 50.0 105,937 30.2 1.0 3 0 0 2 37.5 138,652 39.5 0.1 1 0 0 1 12.5 84,232 24.0   Others 0 0 0 0.0 22,053 6.3 1.1 Total 8 350,874 61.2 11.4

Essex +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 11 0 0 1 64.7 315,589 42.8 2.5 5 0 0 1 29.4 255,526 34.7 1.8 1 0 0 5.9 122,663 16.7 1.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 42,887 5.8 0.8 Total 17 736,665 59.5 13.3

Gloucestershire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 3 0 0 1 50.0 94,693 33.7 0.3 2 0 0 2 33.3 114,812 40.9 1.4 1 0 0 1 16.7 61,656 21.9 0.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 9,855 3.5 0.4 Total 6 281,016 64.9 11.2

Greater London +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 55 0 0 2 74.3 1,307,229 47.4 2.1 13 0 0 2 17.6 841,751 30.5 0.7 6 0 0 8.1 482,888 17.5 2.9   Others 0 0 0 0.0 128,855 4.7 Total 74 2,760,723 55.3 12.3

Greater Manchester +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 25 0 0 89.3 540,982 53.7 2.7 2 0 0 1 7.1 184,334 18.3 2.2 1 0 0 1 3.6 245,361 24.3 0.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 37,573 3.7 0.3 Total 28 1,008,250 52.9 14.9

Hampshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 10 0 0 1 58.8 316,520 41.5 0.3 4 0 0 1 23.5 211,595 27.8 2.4 3 0 0 17.6 210,610 27.6 0.7   Others 0 0 0 0.0 23,583 3.1 2.0 Total 17 762,308 60.9 12.0

Herefordshire and Worcestershire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 50.0 146,806 41.1 0.1 2 0 0 1 25.0 97,932 27.4 5.2 1 0 0 12.5 69,215 19.4 2.5   Others 1 0 0 1 12.5 43,092 12.1 7.5 Total 8 357,045 65.1 10.3

Hertfordshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 6 0 0 54.5 202,569 41.8 1.2 5 0 0 1 45.5 188,308 38.9 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 81,899 16.9 0.9   Others 0 0 0 1 0.0 11,878 2.5 1.3 Total 11 484,654 62.6 13.3

Humberside +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 7 0 0 70.0 173,958 46.7 3.6 3 0 0 30.0 122,005 32.8 2.4 0 0 0 0.0 63,664 17.1 1.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 12,528 3.4 Total 10 372,155 56.3 11.2

Isle of Wight +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 1 0 0 1 100.0 25,223 39.7 5.7 0 0 0 1 0.0 22,397 35.3 7.5 0 0 0 0.0 9,676 15.2 2.1   Others 0 0 0 0.0 6,186 9.7 0.3 Total 1 63,482 60.8 11.2

Kent +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 9 0 0 52.9 314,496 43.4 3.0 8 0 0 47.1 272,877 37.7 0.6 0 0 0 0.0 112,024 15.5 1.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 24,460 3.4 2.0 Total 17 723,857 61.5 12.0

Lancashire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 13 0 0 86.7 298,739 46.7 2.5 2 0 0 13.3 232,940 36.4 2.3 0 0 0 0.0 84,827 13.3 0.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 22,618 3.5 0.4 Total 15 639,124 59.1 13.1

Leicestershire and Rutland +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 5 0 0 50.0 182,290 41.5 2.4 5 0 0 50.0 167,748 38.1 1.4 0 0 0 0.0 74,964 17.0 1.9   Others 0 0 0 0.0 14,776 3.4 0.9 Total 10 439,778 62.2 11.3

Lincolnshire +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 6 0 0 85.7 141,109 46.2 3.8 1 0 0 14.3 109,150 35.7 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 49,225 16.1 1.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 5,943 1.9 1.2 Total 7 305,427 61.4 11.0

Merseyside +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 15 0 0 93.8 321,552 53.7 3.1 1 0 0 6.2 97,247 17.8 3.3 0 0 0 0.0 109,965 20.1 0.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 18,624 3.4 0.5 Total 16 547,388 51.9 15.7

Norfolk +PartySeatsAggregate votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Difference 4 0 0 50.0 165,174 41.6 4.8 3 0 0 1 37.5 141,129 35.5 4.4 1 0 0 1 12.5 78,050 19.6 1.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 13,068 3.3 1.9 Total 8 397,421 64.1 10.8