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| Results 2001 |
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| Name |
Party |
Votes |
| Jim Dowd |
Labour |
18,816 |
| Gary Johnson |
Conservative |
6,896 |
| Richard Thomas |
Liberal Democrat |
4,146 |
| Frederick Pearson |
UK Independence Party |
485 |
| Nick Long |
Independent |
472 |
| Labour |
Majority |
11,920 |
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| Swing to Labour |
|
0.25 |
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| Results 1997 |
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| Name |
Party |
Votes |
| Dowd |
Labour |
23,273 |
| Whelan |
Conservative |
8,936 |
| McGrath |
Liberal Democrat |
3,672 |
| Leese |
Referendum Party |
1,098 |
| Long |
Socialist Labour Party |
398 |
| Oram |
Liberal |
167 |
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