Castle Point               Lab  gain
                                        
                                    2/6 
 C Butler          Lab    20,605   42.4%
 R Spink           Con    19,489   40.1%
 M Baker           LibD    4,477    9.2%
 H Maulkin         Ref     2,700    5.6%
 L Kendall         Ind     1,301    2.7%
 Turnout 72.3%; Lab majority 1,116      
 Swing from Con to Lab of 16.9%         
                                        
    Charnwood                  Con  hold
                                        
                                        
 S Dorrell         Con    26,110   46.5%
 D Knaggs          Lab    20,210   36.0%
 R Wilson          LibD    7,224   12.9%
 H Meechan         Ref     2,104    3.7%
 M Palmer          BNP       525    0.9%
 Turnout 77.2%; Con majority 5,900      
 Swing from Con to Lab of 14.2%         
                                        
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