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| Results 2001 |
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|
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
| Stephen Byers |
Labour |
26,127 |
| Mark Ruffell |
Conservative |
5,459 |
| Simon Reed |
Liberal Democrat |
4,649 |
| Alan Taylor |
UK Independence Party |
770 |
| Pete Burnett |
Socialist Alliance |
324 |
| Ken Capstick |
Socialist Labour Party |
240 |
| Labour |
Majority |
20,668 |
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|
| Swing to Conservative |
|
2.02 |
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| Results 1997 |
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|
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
| Byers |
Labour |
32,810 |
| McIntyre |
Conservative |
6,167 |
| Mulvenna |
Liberal Democrat |
4,762 |
| Rollings |
Referendum Party |
1,382 |
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