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| Results 2001 |
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| Name |
Party |
Votes |
| Bruce George |
Labour |
20,574 |
| Mike Bird |
Conservative |
10,643 |
| Bill Tomlinson |
Liberal Democrat |
2,365 |
| Derek Bennett |
UK Independence Party |
974 |
| Peter Smith |
Socialist Alliance |
343 |
| Labour |
Majority |
9,931 |
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| Swing to Labour |
|
1.15 |
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| Results 1997 |
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| Name |
Party |
Votes |
| George |
Labour |
25,024 |
| Leek |
Conservative |
13,712 |
| Harris |
Liberal Democrat |
2,698 |
| Dent |
Referendum Party |
1,662 |
| Meads |
Natural Law Party |
144 |
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