ENGLAND - - - BOROUGHS

(ALDRIDGE-BROWNHILLS to LEEDS, WEST)

(LEICESTER, EAST to WYTHENSHAWE and SALE EAST)

Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
LEICESTER, EAST [167]
1997	64,253	69.1	†	N.K.A.S. Vaz S.H. Milton J. Matabudul W.P. Iwaniw S. Singh Sidhu N.O. Slack	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P Ind	29,083 10,661 3,105 1,015 436 102 18,422	* * *	65.5 24.0 7.0 2.3 1.0 0.2 41.5	+9.2 -9.7 -1.1
2001	65,526	62.1		N.K.A.S. Vaz J.V. Mugglestone Miss H. Athwal D.P. Roberts C.B. Potter Mrs. S. Bennett	Lab C L Dem S Lab P BNP Ind	23,402 9,960 4,989 837 772 701 13,442	* * *	57.5 24.5 12.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 33.1	-7.9 +0.5 +5.3 +1.1
2005	65,750	62.8		N.K.A.S. Vaz Miss S-E.C. Fernandes Mrs. S. Cooper C.W. Brown Mrs. V. Smalley	Lab C L Dem VP S Lab P	24,015 8,139 7,052 1,666 434 15,876	* *	58.1 19.7 17.1 4.0 1.1 38.4	+0.6 -4.8 +4.8 -1.0
Notes:-
1997:	Slack was an employee of the First Leisure Corporation. He sought election as a candidate of the 'Glow Bowling Party'.
2001:	Bennett was the leader of a group of local residents who were opposed to the operation of Arnold Lodge, a secure unit where dangerous prisoners were held.

LEICESTER, SOUTH [168]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,583	66.3	†	J. Marshall C. Heaton-Harris B. Coles J.N.D. Hancock J. Dooher K.J. Sills	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P N Dem	27,914 11,421 6,654 1,184 634 307 16,493	* * *	58.0 23.7 13.8 2.5 1.3 0.6 34.3	+5.7 -10.9 +2.1
2001	72,674	58.0		J. Marshall R.D. Hoile P.S. Gill Miss M.J. Layton A. Gardner K. Ladwa	Lab C L Dem GP S Lab P UKIP	22,958 9,715 7,243 1,217 676 330 13,243	* * *	54.5 23.0 17.2 2.9 1.6 0.8 31.5	-3.5 -0.7 +3.4 +0.3
(Death)
2004 (15/7)	70,927	41.5		P.S. Gill Sir P.A. Soulsby C. Heaton-Harris Miss Y.A. Ridley D.P. Roberts R.U. Seerius P.J. Kennedy P.A. Lord M.E. Benson J.J.N. Bardwaj A.G. Barrett	L Dem Lab C RU S Lab P MRLP Ind Ind Ind UKIP Ind Ind C	10,274 8,620 5,796 3,724 263 225 204 186 55 36 25 1,654	* * * * * * *	34.9 29.3 19.7 12.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 5.6	+17.7 -25.2 -3.3 -0.7
2005	71,710	59.1		Sir P.A. Soulsby P.S. Gill M.J. McElwee Mrs. Y.A. Ridley M.A. Follett K.G. Roseblade D.P. Roberts P.A. Lord	Lab L Dem C RU GP VP S Lab P Ind	16,688 12,971 7,549 2,720 1,379 573 315 216 3,717	* * * *	39.3 30.6 17.8 6.4 3.3 1.4 0.7 0.5 8.8	-15.1 +13.4 -5.3 +0.4 -0.9
Note:-
2004:	Kennedy was a parent of children at local schools which were proposed for closure by Leicester City Council, and sought election as a 'Save Our Schools' candidate.

LEICESTER, WEST [169]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,878	63.1		Mrs. P.H. Hewitt R.H. Thomas M.D. Jones W.K. Shooter G.J. Forse D.P. Roberts Miss J. Nicholls A.P. Belshaw C.B. Potter	Lab C L Dem RP GP S Lab P SP BNP N Dem	22,580 9,716 5,795 970 586 452 327 302 186 12,864	* * * * * *	55.2 23.7 14.2 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 31.5	+8.4 -14.8 +0.9
2001	65,267	50.9		Mrs. P.H. Hewitt T.C.D. Shaw A.K. Vincent M.J.C. Gough S.A. Kirkpatrick S.D. Score	Lab C L Dem GP S Lab P SA	18,014 8,375 5,085 1,074 350 321 9,639	* * *	54.2 25.2 15.3 3.2 1.1 1.0 29.0	-1.0 +1.5 +1.1 +1.8 -0.1 +0.2
2005	61,851	53.7		Rt. Hon. Miss P.H. Hewitt Miss S.L. Richardson Z.I. Haq G.J. Forse S.D. Score	Lab C L Dem GP SP	17,184 8,114 5,803 1,571 552 9,070	* *	51.7 24.4 17.5 4.7 1.7 27.3	-2.5 -0.8 +2.2 +1.5 +0.7

LINCOLN [170]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,565	71.0		Miss G.J. Merron A.G. Brown Mrs. L.M. Gabriel J. Ivory A.D.S. Myers	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	25,563 14,433 5,048 1,329 175 11,130	* *	54.9 31.0 10.8 2.9 0.4 23.9	+8.9 -13.2 +2.0
2001	66,299	56.0		Miss G.J. Merron Mrs. C-A. Talbot Mrs. L.M. Gabriel R.W. Doughty	Lab C L Dem UKIP	20,003 11,583 4,703 836 8,420	*	53.9 31.2 12.7 2.2 22.7	-1.0 +0.2 +1.8
2005	65,180	56.5		Miss G.J. Merron K.I. McCartney Mrs. L.M. Gabriel N.J. Smith	Lab C L Dem UKIP	16,724 12,110 6,715 1,308 4,614	*	45.4 32.9 18.2 3.5 12.5	-8.5 +1.7 +5.6 +1.3

LIVERPOOL, GARSTON [171]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,873	65.0		Miss M. Eagle Mrs. H.F. Clucas N.I. Gordon-Johnson F. Dunne G.I. Copeland J.V. Parsons S. Nolan	Lab L Dem C RP L NLP SEP	26,667 8,250 6,819 833 666 127 120 18,417	* * * *	61.3 19.0 15.7 1.9 1.5 0.3 0.3 42.3	+10.2 -2.7 -9.3
2001	65,094	50.2		Miss M. Eagle Mrs. P.C. Keaveney Miss H.C. Sutton	Lab L Dem C	20,043 7,549 5,059 12,494		61.4 23.1 15.5 38.3	+0.1 +4.1 -0.2
2005	63,671	54.9		Miss M. Eagle Miss P.C. Keaveney Mrs. A.A. Rudd K.B. Kearney D.C. Oatley	Lab L Dem C UKIP WRP	18,900 11,707 3,424 780 163 7,193	* *	54.0 33.5 9.8 2.2 0.5 20.6	-7.3 +10.4 -5.7

LIVERPOOL, RIVERSIDE [172]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	73,954	51.6		Mrs. L.J. Ellman Mrs. B.L. Fraenkel D.G. Sparrow Mrs. C. Wilson D.W. Green G. Skelly Miss H.M. Neilson D.O. Braid G.N.W. Gay	Lab/Co-op L Dem C SP L RP PLA Ind NLP	26,858 5,059 3,635 776 594 586 277 179 171 21,799	* * * * * *	70.4 13.3 9.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 57.1	+2.0 -5.2 -1.3
2001	74,827	34.1		Mrs. L.J. Ellman R.D. Marbrow Miss J.C. Edwards Mrs. C. Wilson	Lab/Co-op L Dem C SA	18,201 4,251 2,142 909 13,950	*	71.4 16.7 8.4 3.5 54.7	+0.9 +3.4 -1.1 +1.5
2005	75,148	41.5		Mrs. L.J. Ellman R.D. Marbrow Mrs. G.J.F. Howatson P.A.E. Cranie Miss B.R. Marshall Mrs. A.R.F. Irving	Lab/Co-op L Dem C GP S Lab P UKIP	17,951 7,737 2,843 1,707 498 455 10,214	* *	57.5 24.8 9.1 5.5 1.6 1.5 32.7	-13.8 +8.1 +0.7
Note:-
1997:	Braid sought election as the candidate of the ‘Multi-Racial Anti-Corruption Alliance’.

LIVERPOOL, WALTON [173]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	67,608	59.5	†	P. Kilfoyle R.J. Roberts M.K. Kotecha C. Grundy Mrs. L.E. Mahmood Miss H.L. Williams Mrs. V.P. Mearns	Lab L Dem C RP SP L PLA	31,516 4,478 2,551 620 444 352 246 27,038	* * * *	78.4 11.1 6.4 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.6 67.3	+6.0 -0.9 -6.2
2001	66,237	43.0		P. Kilfoyle K.J.C. Reid S. Horgan P.I.J. Forrest	Lab L Dem C UKIP	22,143 4,147 1,726 442 17,996	*	77.8 14.6 6.1 1.5 63.2	-0.6 +3.4 -0.3
2005	62,042	45.0		P. Kilfoyle K.J.C. Reid Mrs. S.I. Buckle J. Moran D.J. Wood	Lab L Dem C UKIP L	20,322 4,365 1,655 1,108 480 15,957	* *	72.8 15.6 5.9 4.0 1.7 57.1	-5.0 +1.1 -0.1 +2.4

LIVERPOOL, WAVERTREE [174]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	73,251	62.7	†	Mrs. J.E. Kennedy R.C. Kemp C.L. Malthouse P.A. Worthington K. McCullough Mrs. R.A. Kingsley Mrs. C. Corkhill	Lab L Dem C RP L PLA WRP	29,592 9,891 4,944 576 391 346 178 19,701	* * * *	64.4 21.5 10.8 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.4 42.9	+23.1 -13.2 -1.7
2001	72,555	44.3		Mrs. J.E. Kennedy C. Newby G.S. Allen M.J. Lane M.T. O’Brien N.L. Miney	Lab L Dem C S Lab P SA UKIP	20,155 7,836 3,091 359 349 348 12,319	* * *	62.7 24.4 9.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 38.3	-1.7 +2.8 -1.1
2005	69,185	50.8		Mrs. J.E. Kennedy C.W. Eldridge J.W. Steen M.E. Bill G. Theys P. Filby	Lab L Dem C UKIP S Lab P DSA	18,441 13,268 2,331 660 244 227 5,173	* * *	52.4 37.7 6.6 1.9 0.7 0.7 14.7	-10.3 +13.3 -3.0 +0.8 -0.4

LIVERPOOL, WEST DERBY [175]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,775	61.3	†	R.N. Wareing S.R. Radford Mrs. A. Hines N.C. Morgan P.R. Forrest	Lab L L Dem C RP	30,002 4,037 3,805 3,656 657 25,965	*	71.2 9.6 9.0 8.7 1.5 61.6	+6.6 -6.3 -5.9
2001	67,921	45.5		R.N. Wareing S.R. Radford P. Moloney W.G. Clare	Lab L L Dem C	20,454 4,601 3,366 2,486 15,853		66.2 14.9 10.9 8.0 51.3	-5.0 +5.3 +1.9 -0.6
2005	64,585	47.2		R.N. Wareing P. Maloney S.R. Radford P.A. Garrett K. Andersen P. Baden	Lab L Dem L C S Lab P UKIP	19,140 3,915 3,606 2,567 698 538 15,225	* *	62.8 12.9 11.8 8.4 2.3 1.8 49.9	-3.4 +2.0 -3.1 +0.4

LUTON, NORTH [176]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,618	73.2		K.P. Hopkins D.N. Senior Mrs. K. Newbound C.D. Brown A. Custance	Lab C L Dem UKIP NLP	25,860 16,234 4,299 689 250 9,626	* *	54.6 34.3 9.1 1.5 0.5 20.3	+17.4 -16.9 -1.1
2001	67,554	57.9		K.P. Hopkins Mrs. A.J. Sater R.C.H. Hoyle C.D. Brown	Lab C L Dem UKIP	22,187 12,210 3,795 934 9,977	*	56.7 31.2 9.7 2.4 25.5	+2.1 -3.1 +0.6 +0.9
2005	68,218	57.3		K.P. Hopkins Mrs. H.S. Hall Mrs. L.A. Jack C.D. Brown K.J. Gurney	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind	19,062 12,575 6,081 1,255 149 6,487	* *	48.7 32.1 15.6 3.2 0.4 16.6	-8.0 +0.9 +5.8 +0.8
Note:-
2005:	Gurney sought election as an 'Open Forum' candidate. He was a former owner of Luton Town FC.

LUTON, SOUTH [177]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,395	70.4	†	Miss M. Moran Sir G.F.J. Bright K. Fitchett C. Jacobs C.S. Lawman M. Scheimann Miss C.L. Perrin	Lab C L Dem RP UKIP GP NLP	26,428 15,109 4,610 1,205 390 356 86 11,319	* * * *	54.8 31.4 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.7 0.2 23.4	+11.6 -12.9 -1.6
2001	71,439	55.1		Miss M. Moran G. Henderson R.F. Martins M. Scheimann C.S. Lawman J.H.J. Hearne R.I. Bolton	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP SA WRP	21,719 11,586 4,292 798 578 271 107 10,133	* * * *	55.2 29.4 10.9 2.0 1.5 0.7 0.3 25.8	+0.3 -1.9 +1.3 +1.3 +0.7
2005	71,927	54.1		Miss M. Moran R.C. Stay Q. Hussein C.S. Lawman M. Scheimann M. Ilyas A.L. Lynn	Lab C L Dem UKIP GP RU WRP	16,610 10,960 8,778 957 790 725 98 5,650	* * * *	42.7 28.2 22.5 2.5 2.0 1.9 0.2 14.5	-12.5 -1.3 +11.6 +1.0 +0.0 -0.1

MANCHESTER, BLACKLEY [178]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	62,474	57.2		G.E. Stringer S.P. Barclay S.D. Wheale P.A. Stanyer	Lab C L Dem RP	25,042 5,454 3,937 1,323 19,588	*	70.0 15.3 11.0 3.7 54.8	+7.9 -10.8 -0.0
2001	59,111	44.9		G.E. Stringer L.G. Stanbury G.A. Riding K.G.H. Barr Miss K.J. Reissman A.A. Bhatti	Lab C L Dem S Lab P SA Ind	18,285 3,821 3,015 485 461 456 14,464	* * *	69.0 14.4 11.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 54.5	-1.1 -0.8 +0.4
2005	59,416	46.4		G.E. Stringer I.C. Donaldson A. Ahmed R.P. Bullock	Lab L Dem C UKIP	17,187 5,160 3,690 1,554 12,027		62.3 18.7 13.4 5.6 43.6	-6.6 +7.3 -1.0
Note:-
2001:	Bhatti sought eleciton as an 'Anti-Corruption' candidate.

MANCHESTER, CENTRAL [179]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,823	51.7	†	A.J. Lloyd Mrs. A.P. Firth S.P. McIlwaine F.D. Rafferty J.W. Maxwell T.D.J. Rigby	Lab L Dem C S Lab P RP CL	23,803 4,121 3,964 810 742 97 19,682	* * *	71.0 12.3 11.8 2.4 2.2 0.3 58.7	+1.8 +1.8 -7.6
2001	66,268	39.1		A.J. Lloyd P.A.D. Hobson A.J. Powell Miss V. Hall R. Sinclair Miss T.M. Brosnan	Lab L Dem C GP S Lab P PLA	17,812 4,070 2,328 1,018 484 216 13,742	* * *	68.7 15.7 9.0 3.9 1.9 0.8 53.0	-2.3 +3.4 -2.8 -0.5
2005	68,402	42.8		A.J. Lloyd M.S. Ramsbottom T.C. Jackson S.J. Durrant R.W. Kemp D.P. O’Connor J. Whittaker R. Sinclair	Lab L Dem C GP NF Ind Lab UKIP S Lab P	16,993 7,217 2,504 1,292 421 382 272 183 9,776	* * * * *	58.1 24.7 8.6 4.4 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.6 33.4	-10.6 +9.0 -0.4 +0.5 -1.3
Note:-
2005:	Kemp sought election as a 'British Bulldog Bites Back' candidate although he was an official candidate of the National Front.
	O’Connor sought election as the candidate of the Independent Progressive Labour Party, which he had formed. He had formerly been a Labour Party member of Manchester City Council, but was expelled from it when he was convicted of housing benefit fraud in 2000. He formed the Independent Progressive Labour Party at this point, although he was briefly adopted as UK Independence Party candidate for the constituency in February 2005.

MANCHESTER, GORTON [180]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,352	55.6	†	Rt. Hon. G.B. Kaufman Miss J. Pearcey J.G.B. Senior K.J. Hartley S.S. Fitz-Gibbon T.E. Wongsam	Lab L Dem C RP GP S Lab P	23,704 6,362 4,249 812 683 501 17,342	* * *	65.3 17.5 11.7 2.2 1.9 1.4 47.8	+2.9 +3.5 -7.8
2001	63,834	42.7		Rt. Hon. G.B. Kaufman Miss J. Pearcey C.G. Causer B.S. Bingham R.A. Bhatti Miss K. Muir	Lab L Dem C GP UKIP S Lab P	17,099 5,795 2,705 835 462 333 11,304	* * *	62.8 21.3 9.9 3.1 1.7 1.2 41.5	-2.5 +3.8 -1.8 +1.2 -0.2
2005	63,496	45.9		Rt. Hon. G.B. Kaufman Q.H. Afzal Miss A.L. Byrne G.R. Beaman D.A. Waller M.R. Kay	Lab L Dem C UKIP WRP Ind	15,480 9,762 2,848 783 181 159 5,808	* * *	53.2 33.2 9.8 2.7 0.6 0.5 20.0	-9.6 +11.9 -0.2 +1.0
Note:-
2005:	Kay was the candidate of the Resolutionist Party, which he had formed.

MANCHESTER, WITHINGTON [181]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,894	65.8	†	K.J.C. Bradley J.M. Smith Miss Y. Zalzala M.B.B. Sheppard S.P. Caldwell Miss J. White S. Kingston M.E.J. Gaskell	Lab C L Dem RP PLA SP Rainbow NLP	27,103 8,522 6,000 1,079 614 376 181 152 18,581	* * * * *	61.6 19.4 13.6 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 42.2	+8.9 -11.9 -0.6
2001	67,480	51.9		K.J.C. Bradley Miss Y. Zalzala J.P.E. Samways Miss M. Valentine J.A. Clegg	Lab L Dem C GP SA	19,239 7,715 5,349 1,539 1,208 11,524	* *	54.9 22.0 15.3 4.4 3.4 32.9	-6.7 +8.4 -4.1 +2.6
2005	66,665	56.2		J. Leech K.J.C. Bradley Miss K.A. Bradley B.A. Candeland R. Gutfreund-Walmsley Dr. I.J. Benett Miss Y. Zalzala R.J.A. Reed	L Dem Lab C GP UKIP Ind Ind Ind	15,872 15,205 3,919 1,595 424 243 152 47 667	* * * * *	42.4 40.6 10.5 4.3 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.8	+20.4 -14.3 -4.8 -0.1
Note:-
2005:	Benett sought election as a candidate who would defend local health services.
	Reed was the candidate of Their Party, which he had formed.

MIDDLESBROUGH [182]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,931	65.0	†	S. Bell L.J. Benham Miss A.D. Charlesworth R. Edwards	Lab C L Dem RP	32,925 7,907 3,934 1,331 25,018	*	71.4 17.2 8.5 2.9 54.2	+10.3 -12.8 -0.4
2001	67,662	49.8		S. Bell A.W.G.G. Finn K. Miller G. Kerr-Morgan K. Andersen	Lab C L Dem SA S Lab P	22,783 6,453 3,512 577 392 16,330	* *	67.6 19.1 10.4 1.7 1.2 48.5	-3.9 +2.0 +1.9
2005	65,202	49.3		S. Bell J. Michna Mrs. C.J. Flynn-Macleod R. Armes M.A. Landers Mrs. B.J. Elder D. Arnott	Lab L Dem C BNP UKIP Ind N Dem	18,562 5,995 5,263 819 768 503 230 12,567	* * * *	57.8 18.6 16.4 2.5 2.4 1.6 0.7 39.2	-9.8 +8.2 -2.8

MILTON KEYNES SOUTH WEST [183]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,070	71.4	†	Mrs. P.M. Starkey B.C. Legg P.M. Jones H.W. Kelly	Lab C L Dem NLP	27,298 17,006 6,065 389 10,292	*	53.8 33.5 11.9 0.8 20.3	+16.3 -13.1 -2.6
2001	72,823	62.3		Mrs. P.M. Starkey I.A. Stewart N. Mohammed A.H. Francis C.W. Davies P.T. Denning D.C. Bradbury	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP LCA SA	22,484 15,506 4,828 957 848 500 261 6,978	* * * *	49.5 34.2 10.6 2.1 1.9 1.1 0.6 15.4	-4.2 +0.7 -1.3
2005	80,460	60.5		Mrs. P.M. Starkey I.A. Stewart N. Stuart G.H. Harlock A.H. Francis	Lab C L Dem UKIP GP	20,862 16,852 7,909 1,750 1,336 4,010	* *	42.8 34.6 16.2 3.6 2.8 8.2	-6.7 +0.4 +5.6 +1.7 +0.6

MORLEY and ROTHWELL [184]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,434	67.1	†	W.J. Gunnell A.H. Barraclough M. Galdas D.I. Mitchell-Innes R.I. Wood Mrs. P.M. Sammon	Lab C L Dem RP BNP PLA	26,836 12,086 5,087 1,359 381 148 14,750	* * *	58.5 26.3 11.1 3.0 0.8 0.3 32.2	+9.0 -10.6 -1.9
2001	71,815	53.5		C.R. Challen D. Schofield B.S. Golton J.H. Bardsley	Lab C L Dem UKIP	21,919 9,829 5,446 1,248 12,090	*	57.0 25.6 14.2 3.2 31.4	-1.5 -0.8 +3.1
2005	72,248	58.8		C.R. Challen N.E.J. Vineall B.S. Golton R.P. Finnigan C.J. Beverley	Lab C L Dem Ind BNP	20,570 8,227 6,819 4,608 2,271 12,343		48.4 19.4 16.1 10.8 5.3 29.0	-8.6 -6.2 +1.9
Note:-
2005:	Finnigan was sponsored by the Morley Borough Independents, a local residents group.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME [185]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,686	73.7	†	Mrs. L. Golding M.D. Hayes J.R. Studd Mrs. K. Suttle S.J. Mountford Mrs. B. Bell	Lab C L Dem RP L S Lab P	27,743 10,537 6,858 1,510 1,399 1,082 17,206	* * *	56.5 21.4 14.0 3.1 2.8 2.2 35.1	+8.5 -8.1 -8.0
2001	65,739	58.8		C.P. Farrelly M.J. Flynn J.M. Roodhouse R.C.M. Fyson T.P.H. Godfrey	Lab C L Dem Ind UKIP	20,650 10,664 5,993 773 594 9,986	* *	53.4 27.6 15.5 2.0 1.5 25.8	-3.1 +6.1 +1.5
2005	68,325	58.2		C.P. Farrelly J.J.E. Lefroy T.G. Johnson D.E. Nixon J.L. Dawson A.N.H. Dobson Mrs. M.J. Harvey-Lover	Lab C L Dem UKIP BNP GP VP	18,053 9,945 7,528 1,436 1,390 918 518 8,108	* * * *	45.4 25.0 18.9 3.6 3.5 2.3 1.3 20.4	-8.0 -2.6 +3.4 +2.1
Note:-
2001:	Fyson was opposed to the proposals of the US government to establish a system to destroy incoming ballistic missiles, which he believed would encourage proliferation of nuclear arms.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, CENTRAL [186]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	69,926	65.9	†	J.M. Cousins B.P.V. Newmark Miss R.L. Berry C.A. Coxon	Lab C L Dem RP	27,272 10,792 6,911 1,113 16,480	*	59.2 23.4 15.0 2.4 35.8	+7.5 -12.2 +2.3
2001	67,970	51.3		J.M. Cousins S.A. Psallidas A.P. Ruff G.G. Potts	Lab L Dem C S Lab P	19,169 7,564 7,414 723 11,605	*	55.0 21.7 21.2 2.1 33.3	-4.2 +6.7 -2.2
2005	62,734	57.3		J.M. Cousins G.M. Stone Mrs. W. Morton J.H. Hulm C.C. Harding	Lab L Dem C GP Ind	16,211 12,229 5,749 1,254 477 3,982	* *	45.1 34.1 16.0 3.5 1.3 11.0	-9.8 +12.4 -5.3
Note:-
2005:	Harding was Senior Pastor of the International Harvest Church, Newcastle. He supported the building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne of a City Academy under a government sponsored scheme which would teach children according to the precepts of the Christian faith.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, EAST AND WALLSEND [187]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	63,272	65.7	†	N.H. Brown J.P. Middleton G.D. Morgan P. Cossins Mrs. B. Carpenter M.R. Levy	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P CPB	29,607 5,796 4,415 966 642 163 23,811	* * *	71.2 13.9 10.6 2.3 1.6 0.4 57.3	+14.0 -8.6 -8.0
2001	61,494	53.2		Rt. Hon. N.H. Brown D. Ord T.D. Troman A.J.P. Gray Dr. H.K. Narang Mrs. B. Carpenter M.R. Levy	Lab L Dem C GP Ind S Lab P CPB	20,642 6,419 3,873 651 563 420 126 14,223	* * * *	63.1 19.6 11.9 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 43.5	-8.1 +9.0 -2.1 -0.3 -0.0
2005	56,900	55.7		Rt. Hon. N.H. Brown D. Ord Mrs. N. Dias W.R. Hopwood M.R. Levy	Lab L Dem C SP CPB	17,462 9,897 3,532 582 205 7,565	* *	55.1 31.2 11.2 1.8 0.7 23.9	-8.0 +11.6 -0.7 +0.3
Note:-
2001:	Narang was a specialist in animal diseases. He had developed a test for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy which he wished the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to use, and was critical of the government's conduct during an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease which had begun shortly before the election. Brown was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at the time of the election.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NORTH [188]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,385	69.2	†	D.J. Henderson G.B. White P.J. Allen Mrs. D. Chipchase	Lab C L Dem RP	28,125 8,793 6,578 1,733 19,332	*	62.2 19.4 14.6 3.8 42.8	+12.8 -12.4 -4.2
2001	63,208	57.5		D.J. Henderson P.R. Smith G.A. Soult	Lab C L Dem	21,874 7,424 7,070 14,450		60.2 20.4 19.4 39.8	-2.0 +1.0 +4.9
2005	61,599	62.4		D.J. Henderson R.W.A.L. Beadle N. Hudson R. Wood	Lab L Dem C NF	19,224 12,201 6,022 997 7,023	*	50.0 31.7 15.7 2.6 18.3	-10.1 +12.3 -4.7

NORTH TYNESIDE [189]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,449	67.9	†	S.J. Byers M. McIntyre T. Mulvenna M.G. Rollings	Lab C L Dem RP	32,810 6,167 4,762 1,382 26,643	*	72.7 13.7 10.5 3.1 59.0	+11.8 -12.3 -2.5
2001	64,914	57.7		Rt. Hon. S.J. Byers M.B. Ruffell S.L. Reed A.F. Taylor W.P.H. Burnett W.K. Capstick	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA S Lab P	26,027 5,459 4,649 770 324 240 20,568	* * *	69.5 14.6 12.4 2.0 0.9 0.6 54.9	-3.3 +0.9 +1.9
2005	64,634	57.2		Rt. Hon. S.J. Byers D.S. McLellan Miss G.B.W. Ferguson	Lab C L Dem	22,882 7,845 6,212 15,037		62.0 21.2 16.8 40.8	-7.5 +6.7 +4.4

NORTHAMPTON, NORTH [190]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	73,757	70.1	†	Miss S.C. Keeble A.R. Marlow Miss L. Dunbar D. Torbica B. Spivack	Lab C L Dem UKIP NLP	27,247 17,247 6,579 474 161 10,000	* *	52.7 33.4 12.7 0.9 0.3 19.3	+14.1 -12.4 -2.5
2001	74,124	56.0		Miss S.C. Keeble J.A. Whelan R.W. Church D. Torbica G. White	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA	20,507 12,614 7,363 596 414 7,893	* *	49.4 30.4 17.8 1.4 1.0 19.0	-3.3 -3.0 +5.0 +0.5
2005	72,660	57.9		Miss S.C. Keeble D.N.T. Collins A.S.J. Simpson J.M. Howsam P.F. Withrington A.A. Otchie	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind CPA	16,905 12,945 10,317 1,050 495 336 3,960	* * *	40.2 30.8 24.5 2.5 1.2 0.8 9.4	-9.2 +0.4 +6.8 +1.1
Note:-
2005:	Withrington was sponsored by the group ‘SOS - Voters against overdevelopment of Northampton’.

NORTHAMPTON, SOUTH [191]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	79,672	71.7	†	A.R. Clarke Rt. Hon. M.W.L. Morris A.W. Morgan C.C. Petrie D.R. Clark G.D. Woollcombe	Lab C L Dem RP UKIP NLP	24,214 23,470 6,316 1,405 1,159 541 744	* * *	42.4 41.1 11.1 2.5 2.0 0.9 1.3	+12.2 -14.6 -3.1
2001	85,668	59.6		A.R. Clarke S.L. Vara A.S.J. Simpson D.R. Clark Miss T.L. Harvey Miss C.D. Johnson	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind PLA	21,882 20,997 6,355 1,237 362 196 885	* * *	42.9 41.1 12.5 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.8	+0.5 +0.0 +1.4 +0.4
2005	88,378	61.6		B.A.R. Binley A.R. Clarke K.C. Barron D.R. Clark A.E. Green J.P. Harrisson J.G. Percival E. Fitzpatrick T.S.D. Webb	C Lab L Dem UKIP VP Ind MRLP Ind CPA	23,818 19,399 8,327 1,032 508 437 354 346 260 4,419	* * * * * *	43.7 35.6 15.3 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 8.1	+2.6 -7.3 +2.8 -0.5
Note:-
2001:	Harvey sought election as the candidate of the 'Liberated Party'. She advocated legalization of prostitution.
2005:	Harrisson was sponsored by the group ‘SOS - Voters against overdevelopment of Northampton’.

NORWICH, NORTH [192]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,706	75.7		I. Gibson R.R.F. Kinghorn P.R.M. Young T.M. Bailey-Smith D.H. Marks J.A. Hood Mrs. D.B.L. Mills	Lab C L Dem RP Ind S Lab P NLP	27,346 17,876 6,951 1,777 512 495 100 9,470	* * * *	49.7 32.5 12.6 3.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 17.2	+9.4 -11.7 -2.0
2001	77,158	59.1		I. Gibson Mrs. K.F. Mason Mrs. M.P. Toye R.R.T. Tinch G.R.S. Cheyney M.C. Betts	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP Ind	21,624 15,761 6,750 797 471 211 5,863	* * *	47.4 34.6 14.8 1.7 1.0 0.5 12.8	-2.3 +2.1 +2.2
2005	77,128	61.0		I. Gibson J.R. Tumbridge R.T. Whitmore A.St.J. Holmes J.B. Youles B. Holden	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP Ind	21,097 15,638 7,616 1,252 1,122 308 5,459	* * *	44.9 33.2 16.2 2.7 2.4 0.6 11.7	-2.6 -1.3 +1.4 +0.9 +1.4
Notes:-
1997:	Marks advocated the legalisation of cannabis.
2001:	Betts advocated a program including an increase in the National Minimum Wage to �10 per hour, the abolition of indirect taxation and the Council Tax, the provision of free insurance, the legalization of cannabis, and measures to force the unemployed to accept offers of work.
2005:	Holden pledged to cast his vote in Parliament according to the wishes of the majority of his putative constituents as determined by the number of letters they sent him.

NORWICH, SOUTH [193]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,009	72.6		C.R. Clarke B.Y. Khanbhai A.P. Aalders-Dunthorne D.K. Holdsworth D.H. Marks A.St.J. Holmes B.A. Parsons	Lab C L Dem RP Ind GP NLP	26,267 12,028 9,457 1,464 765 736 84 14,239	* * * *	51.7 23.7 18.6 2.9 1.5 1.4 0.2 28.0	+5.7 -14.5 +4.5
2001	71,276	59.8		Rt. Hon. C.R. Clarke A.J. French A.P. Aalders-Dunthorne A.St.J. Holmes A. Buffry E.D. Manningham T.A.G. Mills	Lab C L Dem GP LCA SA UKIP	19,367 10,551 9,640 1,434 620 507 473 8,816	* * * *	45.5 24.8 22.6 3.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 20.7	-6.2 +1.1 +4.0 +1.9 -0.1
2005	70,410	59.9		Rt. Hon. C.R. Clarke A.P. Aalders-Dunthorne A.D. Little A.P. Ramsay Miss V.S. Ahlstrom Mrs. C. Constable D.E. Barnard R.A. Blackwell	Lab L Dem C GP UKIP EDP LCA WRP	15,904 12,251 9,567 3,101 597 466 219 85 3,653	* * * *	37.7 29.0 22.7 7.4 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 8.7	-7.8 +6.4 -2.1 +4.0 +0.3 -0.9
Note:-
1997:	Marks advocated the legalisation of cannabis.

NOTTINGHAM, EAST [194]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,644	60.5	†	J. Heppell A.J. Raca K.J.V.D. Mulloy B.M. Brown	Lab C L Dem RP	24,755 9,336 4,008 1,645 15,419	*	62.3 23.5 10.1 4.1 38.8	+9.7 -12.9 +2.3
2001	65,339	45.5		J. Heppell R.F. Allan T.S. Ball P.R. Radcliff	Lab C L Dem SA	17,530 7,210 3,874 1,117 10,320	*	59.0 24.2 13.0 3.8 34.8	-3.3 +0.8 +2.9
2005	60,634	49.6		J. Heppell I. Ghazni J.G. Thornton A.J. Baxter A.R. Ellwood P.R. Radcliff	Lab L Dem C GP UKIP SGU	13,787 6,848 6,826 1,517 740 373 6,939	* *	45.8 22.8 22.7 5.0 2.5 1.2 23.0	-13.1 +9.7 -1.6 -2.6

NOTTINGHAM, NORTH [195]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,735	63.0	†	G.W. Allen Mrs. G.C. Shaw Miss R.C. Oliver J.W.E. Neal A.J. Belfield	Lab C L Dem RP SP	27,203 8,402 3,301 1,858 637 18,801	* *	65.7 20.3 8.0 4.5 1.5 45.4	+10.0 -14.8 -0.6
2001	64,281	46.7		G.W. Allen M.J. Wright R.A. Lee A.G. Botham	Lab C L Dem S Lab P	19,392 7,152 3,177 321 12,240	*	64.5 23.8 10.6 1.1 40.7	-1.2 +3.5 +2.6
2005	61,894	49.1		G.W. Allen Mrs. P.S. Patel T.S. Ball Miss I. Marriott	Lab C L Dem UKIP	17,842 5,671 5,190 1,680 12,171		58.7 18.7 17.1 5.5 40.0	-5.8 -5.1 +6.5

NOTTINGHAM, SOUTH [196]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,479	66.9	†	A.J. Simpson B.R. Kirsch G.D. Long K.J. Thompson Mrs. S.J. Edwards	Lab C L Dem RP N Dem	26,825 13,461 6,265 1,523 446 13,364	* *	55.3 27.8 12.9 3.1 0.9 27.5	+7.6 -14.1 +2.9
2001	73,049	50.1		A.J. Simpson Mrs. W.S. Manning K.J.V.D. Mulloy D.R. Bartrop	Lab C L Dem UKIP	19,949 9,960 6,064 632 9,989	*	54.5 27.2 16.6 1.7 27.3	-0.8 -0.5 +3.7
2005	68,921	50.6		A.J. Simpson S. Mattu T.B. Sutton J.K. Browne	Lab C L Dem UKIP	16,506 9,020 7,961 1,353 7,486	*	47.4 25.9 22.8 3.9 21.5	-7.1 -1.3 +6.3 +2.2

OLDHAM WEST AND ROYTON [197]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	69,203	66.1	†	M.H. Meacher J.G.C. Lord H.L. Cohen G.U. Choudhury P.W. Etherden Mrs. S.J. Dalling	Lab C L Dem S Lab P RP NLP	26,894 10,693 5,434 1,311 1,157 249 16,201	* * *	58.8 23.4 11.9 2.9 2.5 0.5 35.4	+9.7 -14.7 +0.4
2001	69,409	57.6		Rt. Hon. M.H. Meacher D.E.S. Reed N.J. Griffin M.S. Ramsbottom J.D. Roney	Lab C BNP L Dem GP	20,441 7,076 6,552 4,975 918 13,365	*	51.2 17.7 16.4 12.4 2.3 33.5	-7.6 -5.7 +0.6
2005	70,446	53.3		Rt. Hon. M.H. Meacher S.B. Moore S.A. Bodsworth Mrs. A. Corbett D.A. Short	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP	18,452 7,998 7,519 2,606 987 10,454	*	49.1 21.3 20.0 7.0 2.6 27.8	-2.0 +3.6 +7.6 -9.5

OXFORD EAST [198]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	69,952	68.4	†	A.D. Smith J.S. Djanogly G. Kershaw J.M.B. Young C. Simmons W.D. Harper-Jones P.P. Gardner J.C.H. Thompson P.S. Mylvaganam	Lab C L Dem RP GP PLA UKIP NLP Ind	27,205 10,540 7,038 1,391 975 318 234 108 68 16,665	* * * * * *	56.8 22.0 14.7 2.9 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 34.8	+6.6 -11.5 +0.7
2001	71,357	55.8		Rt. Hon. A.D. Smith S.H. Goddard Mrs. C. Potter P. Singh J.R.W. Lister P.P. Gardner F. Ahmed Mrs. L.J. Hodge P.S. Mylvaganam	Lab L Dem C GP SA UKIP S Lab P PLA Ind	19,681 9,337 7,446 1,501 708 570 274 254 77 10,344	* * * * * *	49.4 23.4 18.7 3.8 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 26.0	-7.4 +8.7 -3.3 +1.7 +0.9 -0.0 +0.1
2005	71,934	58.1		Rt. Hon. A.D. Smith S.H. Goddard Miss V. Morris J.E. Sanders N.H. Blair M.A. Leen P.P. Gardner P.S. Mylvaganam	Lab L Dem C GP Ind MRLP IWCA UKIP Ind	15,405 14,442 6,992 1,813 1,485 892 715 46 963	* * * * *	36.9 34.6 16.7 4.3 3.6 2.1 1.7 0.1 2.3	-12.5 +11.1 -2.0 +0.6 +0.3 -0.1
Note:-
1997- 2005:	Mylvaganam opposed the concept of majority rule. He also called for more support for the Tamil population in Sri Lanka.
2005:	Blair had changed his name in order to seek election. He was sponsored by the Exeter Hall public house in the constituency.

PENDLE [199]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	63,090	74.6	†	G. Prentice J.A. Midgley A.R. Greaves N.R.A.D. Hockney	Lab C L Dem RP	25,059 14,235 5,460 2,281 10,824	*	53.3 30.3 11.6 4.8 23.0	+9.0 -10.0 -3.4
2001	62,870	63.2		G. Prentice R.E.G. Skinner D.M.B. Whipp C.M. Jackson G.G. Cannon	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP	17,729 13,454 5,479 1,976 1,094 4,275	* *	44.6 33.9 13.8 5.0 2.7 10.7	-8.7 +3.6 +2.2
2005	64,590	63.7		G. Prentice Miss J.E. Ellison S. Anwar T.F. Boocock G.G. Cannon	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP	15,250 13,070 9,528 2,547 737 2,180	*	37.1 31.8 23.1 6.2 1.8 5.3	-7.5 -2.1 +9.4 +1.2 -1.0

PETERBOROUGH [200]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,506	72.8		Mrs. H.R. Brinton Mrs. J.R. Foster D.R. Howarth P. Slater C.R. Brettell J.S. Linskey S.K.S. Goldspink	Lab C L Dem RP NLP UKIP PLA	24,365 17,042 5,170 924 334 317 275 7,323	* * * *	50.3 35.2 10.7 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 15.1	+12.5 -14.3 +1.4
2001	64,874	61.4		Mrs. H.R. Brinton S.J. Jackson J.N. Sandford J.P. Fairweather	Lab C L Dem UKIP	17,975 15,121 5,761 955 2,854	*	45.1 38.0 14.5 2.4 7.2	-5.2 +2.8 +3.8 +1.7
2005	67,499	61.0		S.J. Jackson Mrs. H.R. Clark J.N. Sandford Mrs. M. Herdman T.S. Blackham M.A. Potter	C Lab L Dem UKIP NF Ind	17,364 14,624 6,876 1,242 931 167 2,740	* * *	42.1 35.5 16.7 3.0 2.3 0.4 6.6	+4.2 -9.7 +2.2 +0.6
Notes:-
2001:	Mrs. Brinton became known as Mrs. Clark upon her remarriage in July 2001.
2005:	Potter was editor of Motor Cycle News. He was sponsored by Emap, its publishers, to seek election as the candidate of the Motor Cycle News Party.

PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT [201]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	74,483	69.8	†	D.C. Jamieson A.M. Johnson R.A.A. Copus C.P. Norsworthy Mrs. C.A. Farrand S. Ebbs	Lab C L Dem RP UKIP N Dem	31,629 12,562 5,570 1,486 478 238 19,067	* * *	60.9 24.2 10.7 2.9 0.9 0.4 36.7	+13.8 -11.4 -2.5
2001	73,666	56.6		D.C. Jamieson J.P. Glen K.J. Baldry M.H. Parker A.N. Staunton R.J. Hawkins	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA S Lab P	24,322 11,289 4,513 958 334 303 13,033	* * *	58.3 27.1 10.8 2.3 0.8 0.7 31.2	-2.6 +2.9 +0.1 +1.4
2005	72,848	57.7		Mrs. A.J. Seabeck R.A. Cuming Mrs. J.A. Jolly W.J. Wakeham Prof. K.R. Greene R.O. Hawkins A.N. Staunton	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind S Lab P RU	18,612 10,509 8,000 3,324 747 445 376 8,103	* * *	44.3 25.0 19.0 7.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 19.3	-14.0 -2.0 +8.2 +5.6 +0.4 +0.1
Notes:-
2005:	Greene was Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, in the Perinatal Research Group, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. He was opposed to government policy on health, in particular the requirement for local health institutions to meet targets set by central government.

PLYMOUTH, SUTTON [202]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,666	67.4		Mrs. L.W. Gilroy A.G. Crisp S.J. Melia T.J. Hanbury R.P. Bullock K.J. Kelway F.A. Lyons	Lab/Co-op C L Dem RP UKIP Ind NLP	23,881 14,441 6,613 1,654 499 396 168 9,440	* * * *	50.1 30.3 13.9 3.5 1.0 0.8 0.4 19.8	+10.4 -11.5 -2.6
2001	68,438	57.1		Mrs. L.W. Gilroy O.N. Colvile A.M. Connett A.D. Whitton H.A. Leary	Lab/Co-op C L Dem UKIP S Lab P	19,827 12,310 5,605 970 361 7,517	* *	50.7 31.5 14.4 2.5 0.9 19.2	+0.6 +1.2 +0.5 +1.4
2005	67,202	56.8		Mrs. L.W. Gilroy O.N. Colvile Miss K. Gillard R.P. Cumming R.J. Hawkins	Lab/Co-op C L Dem UKIP S Lab P	15,497 11,388 8,685 2,392 230 4,109	*	40.6 29.8 22.7 6.3 0.6 10.8	-10.2 -1.7 +8.4 +3.8 -0.3

POOLE [203]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,928	71.0		R.A.R. Syms A.G. Tetlow H.R. White J.W. Riddington P.C. Tyler Mrs. J.M. Rosta	C L Dem Lab RP UKIP NLP	19,726 14,428 10,100 1,932 487 137 5,298	* * *	42.2 30.8 21.6 4.1 1.0 0.3 11.4	-13.0 +1.5 +9.9
2001	64,644	60.7		R.A.R. Syms D.T. Watt N.S.E. Westbrook J. Bass	C Lab L Dem UKIP	17,710 10,544 10,011 968 7,166	*	45.1 26.9 25.5 2.5 18.2	+3.0 +5.3 -5.3 +1.4
2005	64,129	63.2		R.A.R. Syms M.I. Plummer D.A. Brown C.J. Barnes P.L. Pirnie	C L Dem Lab UKIP BNP	17,571 11,583 9,376 1,436 547 5,988	* *	43.4 28.6 23.1 3.5 1.4 14.8	-1.8 +3.1 -3.7 +1.1

PORTSMOUTH, NORTH [204]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,539	70.1	†	S.N.J. Rapson P.H.S. Griffiths S.R. Sollitt S.B.C. Evelegh P.J. Coe C.R. Bex	Lab C L Dem RP UKIP WR	21,339 17,016 4,788 1,757 298 72 4,323	* * *	47.1 37.6 10.6 3.9 0.6 0.2 9.5	+13.9 -13.1 -4.5
2001	64,256	57.4		S.N.J. Rapson C.J. Day D. Sanders W. McCabe B. Bundy	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind Dem	18,676 13,542 3,795 559 294 5,134	* *	50.7 36.7 10.3 1.5 0.8 14.0	+3.5 -0.9 -0.3 +0.9
2005	62,032	60.8		Mrs. S.L. McCarthy-Fry Miss P.M. Mordaunt G.A. Lawson M.A. Keith-Smith	Lab/Co-op C L Dem UKIP	15,412 14,273 6,684 1,348 1,139	*	40.9 37.8 17.7 3.6 3.0	-9.8 +1.1 +7.4 +2.1

PORTSMOUTH, SOUTH [205]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	81,014	63.8	†	M.T. Hancock D.J.P. Martin A.D. Burnett C.G. Trim J.C. Thompson Mrs. J.I. Evans W.A. Treend	L Dem C Lab RP L UKIP NLP	20,421 16,094 13,086 1,629 184 141 140 4,327	* * * *	39.5 31.1 25.3 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 8.4	-2.5 -11.4 +10.7
2001	77,095	50.9		M.T. Hancock P.H. Warr G.P. Heaney J.C. Molyneux M.N.A. Tarrant	L Dem C Lab SA UKIP	17,490 11,397 9,361 647 321 6,093	* *	44.6 29.1 23.9 1.6 0.8 15.5	+5.1 -2.1 -1.4 +0.5
2005	69,539	58.1		M.T. Hancock Miss C.J. Dinenage M. Button D.A. Peirson	L Dem C Lab UKIP	17,047 13,685 8,714 928 3,362	*	42.2 33.9 21.6 2.3 8.3	-2.4 +4.8 -2.3 +1.5

PRESTON [206]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	73,097	65.8	†	Mrs. A. Wise P.S. Gray W.D. Chadwick J.C. Porter J. Ashforth	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	29,220 10,540 7,045 924 345 18,680	* *	60.8 21.9 14.7 1.9 0.7 38.9	+7.7 -10.4 +0.8
(Death)
2000 (23/11)	72,687	29.4		M.P. Hendrick G. O’Hare W.D. Chadwick T. Cartwright G.R. Beaman R.J. Merrick P.A. Garrett C.M. Jackson D.O. Franklin-Braid	Lab/Co-op C L Dem SA UKIP GP Ind BNP Ind	9,765 5,339 3,454 1,210 458 441 416 229 51 4,426	* * * * *	45.7 25.0 16.2 5.7 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.2 20.7	-15.1 +3.1 +1.5
2001	73,309	49.2		M.P. Hendrick G. O’Hare W.D. Chadwick B.M. Patel R.J. Merrick D.O. Braid	Lab/Co-op C L Dem Ind GP Ind	20,540 8,272 4,746 1,241 1,019 223 12,268	* * *	57.0 23.0 13.2 3.4 2.8 0.6 34.0	-3.8 +1.0 -1.5
2005	63,352	53.8		M.P. Hendrick Miss F.J. Bryce W.R. Parkinson M.K. Lavalette Miss L.E. Boardman	Lab/Co-op C L Dem RU UKIP	17,210 7,803 5,701 2,318 1,049 9,407	*	50.5 22.9 16.7 6.8 3.1 27.6	-6.5 -0.1 +3.6
Notes:-
2000:	Cartwright sought election as a 'Lancashire Socialist Alliance (Labour Independent)' candidate. He had resigned from the Labour Party in 1998.
	Garrett was sponsored by the Preston Alliance, a group which campaigned for respect for human life. He was endorsed by the Christian Peoples' Alliance.
	Franklin-Braid was the candidate of the 'Battle of Britain Christian Alliance Party' which he had formed. He opposed moves to lower the age of consent for homosexual sex and favoured British withdrawal from the European Union.
2001:	Patel sought election as a candidate who would represent the muslim population of the constituency.
	Braid had reverted to this surname from Franklin-Braid which he had used at the byelection.

PUDSEY [207]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,009	74.3		P.A. Truswell P.W. Bone J.M. Brown D.W. Crabtree	Lab C L Dem RP	25,370 19,163 7,375 823 6,207	*	48.1 36.3 14.0 1.6 11.8	+19.0 -7.3 -12.4
2001	71,405	63.3		P.A. Truswell J.M. Procter S.P. Boddy D. Sewards	Lab C L Dem UKIP	21,717 16,091 6,423 944 5,626	*	48.1 35.6 14.2 2.1 12.5	-0.0 -0.7 +0.2
2005	70,417	66.0		P.A. Truswell Mrs. P.A. Singleton J.F. Keeley D. Daniel	Lab C L Dem UKIP	21,261 15,391 8,551 1,241 5,870	*	45.8 33.1 18.4 2.7 12.6	-2.3 -2.5 +4.2 +0.6

READING EAST [208]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,586	70.2	†	Miss J.P. Griffiths J.A. Watts R.M. Samuel P.D. Harmer J.C. Buckley Miss A.L. Thornton Mrs. B.M. Packer	Lab C L Dem RP NLP UKIP BNP	21,461 17,666 9,307 1,042 254 252 238 3,795	* * * *	42.7 35.2 18.5 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 7.5	+13.8 -13.9 -1.9
2001	74,637	58.4		Miss J.P. Griffiths B.J. Tanswell T. Dobrashian Mrs. M.F. Kennett Miss A.L. Thornton D.J. Williams P.R. Hammerson	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP SA Ind	19,538 13,943 8,078 1,053 525 394 94 5,595	* * * *	44.8 32.0 18.5 2.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 12.8	+2.1 -3.2 -0.0 +0.7
2005	73,044	60.1		R. Wilson A.W. Page J.O. Howson R.J. White D. Lamb Mrs. J.R. Lloyd R.A.D. Hora	C Lab L Dem GP UKIP Ind PLA Ind	15,557 15,082 10,619 1,548 849 135 122 475	* * * *	35.4 34.4 24.2 3.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 1.0	+3.5 -10.4 +5.7 +1.1 +0.7
Note:-
2001:	Hammerson sought election as a candidate of the 'You're Wrong, We're Right Party'. He advocated the printing of extra money in order to pay for more services, the creation of six more bank holidays a year, and the renaming of the single European currency.

REDCAR [209]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,965	71.0	†	Miss M. Mowlam A.G. Isaacs Mrs. J. Benbow	Lab C L Dem	32,975 11,308 4,679 21,667		67.3 23.1 9.6 44.2	+13.8 -10.9 -2.9
2001	67,798	56.3		Mrs. V. Baird C.D.R. Main S.W. Wilson J.R. Taylor	Lab C L Dem S Lab P	23,026 9,583 4,817 772 13,443	*	60.3 25.1 12.6 2.0 35.2	-7.1 +2.0 +3.1
2005	66,397	58.5		Mrs. V. Baird I.C. Swales J.J. Lehrle C.S. McGlade A.P. Harris E.A. Walker J.R. Taylor	Lab L Dem C Ind BNP UKIP S Lab P	19,968 7,852 6,954 2,379 985 564 159 12,116	* * *	51.4 20.2 17.9 6.1 2.5 1.5 0.4 31.2	-8.9 +7.6 -7.2 -1.6
Note:-
2005:	McGlade sought election as a candidate opposed to the redevelopment of Redcar seafront.

REDDITCH [210]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	60,924	73.4		Mrs. J.J. Smith Miss A.E.J. McIntyre M.W. Hall R.N. Cox P. Davis	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	22,280 16,155 4,935 1,151 227 6,125	* *	49.8 36.1 11.0 2.6 0.5 13.7	+9.4 -11.0 -0.7
2001	62,565	59.2		Mrs. J.J. Smith Miss K.E. Lumley M.R. Ashall G.S. Flynn R.K. Armstrong	Lab C L Dem UKIP GP	16,899 14,415 3,808 1,259 651 2,484	* *	45.6 38.9 10.3 3.4 1.8 6.7	-4.2 +2.8 -0.7
2005	63,150	63.8		Rt. Hon. Mrs. J.J. Smith Mrs. K.E. Lumley N.S. Hicks J.P. Ison	Lab C L Dem UKIP	18,012 15,296 5,602 1,381 2,716	*	44.7 38.0 13.9 3.4 6.7	-0.9 -1.0 +3.6 +0.0

REIGATE [211]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,759	74.4	†	C.J.R. Blunt A.P. Howard P.J. Samuel Sir G.A. Gardiner R.M.A. Higgs S.P. Smith	C Lab L Dem RP Ind UKIP	21,123 13,382 9,615 3,352 412 290 7,741	* *	43.8 27.8 20.0 7.0 0.8 0.6 16.0	-13.7 +10.3 -4.1
2001	65,618	60.2		C.J.R. Blunt S.P. Charleton Mrs. J.N. Kulka S.P. Smith H.S. Green	C Lab L Dem UKIP Ind	18,875 10,850 8,330 1,062 357 8,025	* *	47.8 27.5 21.1 2.7 0.9 20.3	+4.0 -0.3 +1.1 +2.1
2005	65,699	64.8		C.J.R. Blunt Mrs. J.N. Kulka S.J. Townend J.G. Wraith H.S. Green M.J. Selby	C L Dem Lab UKIP EDP RA	20,884 9,896 8,896 1,921 600 408 10,988	* * *	49.0 23.2 20.9 4.5 1.4 1.0 25.8	+1.2 +2.1 -6.6 +1.8 +0.5
Notes:-
2001:	Green was sponsored by 'Reform UK', a movement which was a faction within the United Kingdom Independence Party.
2005:	Selby was sponsored by the Nork Residents Association.

ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN [212]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,154	73.0	†	Mrs. J. Anderson Mrs. P.M. Buzzard B.F. Dunning R.R. Newstead A. Wearden	Lab C L Dem RP BNP	27,470 16,521 5,435 1,108 674 10,949	* *	53.6 32.3 10.6 2.2 1.3 21.3	+10.1 -11.2 -1.2
2001	70,884	58.7		Mrs. J. Anderson G.A. Lee B.F. Dunning	Lab C L Dem	20,251 15,281 6,079 4,970		48.7 36.7 14.6 12.0	-5.0 +4.5 +4.0
2005	71,753	61.9		Mrs. J. Anderson N. Adams M. Carr A.J. Wentworth K.G. McIver D.S. Duthie	Lab C L Dem BNP GP UKIP	19,073 15,397 6,670 1,736 821 740 3,676	* * *	42.9 34.7 15.0 3.9 1.8 1.7 8.2	-5.7 -2.1 +0.4

ROTHERHAM [213]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	59,942	62.8	†	D. MacShane S.J.M. Gordon D.B. Wildgoose R.T. Hollebone F.A. Neal	Lab C L Dem RP PLA	26,852 5,383 3,919 1,132 364 21,469	* *	71.3 14.3 10.4 3.0 1.0 57.0	+7.4 -9.4 -1.9
2001	57,931	50.7		D. MacShane R. Powell A.C. Hall P.C. Griffith R.W. Penycate Mrs. F. Smith G.C. Bartholomew	Lab C L Dem UKIP GP SA Ind Dem	18,759 5,682 3,117 730 577 352 137 13,077	* * * *	63.9 19.3 10.6 2.5 2.0 1.2 0.5 44.6	-7.4 +5.1 +0.2
2005	54,370	55.1		D. MacShane T.A. Gordon L.S. Rotherham Mrs. M. Guest D. Cutts R.W. Penycate	Lab L Dem C BNP UKIP GP	15,840 5,159 4,966 1,986 1,122 905 10,681	* *	52.8 17.2 16.6 6.6 3.8 3.0 35.6	-11.1 +6.6 -2.8 +1.3 +1.1
Note:-
2001:	Bartholomew was the candidate of the John Lilburne Democratic Party. This party had been founded by Barry Ross, a former Liberal Democrat member of Rotherham Borough Council.

ST. HELENS, NORTH [214]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,416	68.9		D.L. Watts P.J.C. Walker J. Beirne D. Johnson R. Waugh R.D. Rudin	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P UKIP	31,953 8,536 6,270 1,276 833 363 23,417	* * *	64.9 17.4 12.7 2.6 1.7 0.7 47.5	+7.0 -11.1 -0.4
2001	71,313	52.7		D.L. Watts S.N.C. Pearce J. Beirne S.B. Whatham	Lab C L Dem S Lab P	22,977 7,076 6,609 939 15,901	*	61.1 18.8 17.6 2.5 42.3	-3.8 +1.5 +4.8 +0.8
2005	70,411	55.8		D.L. Watts J. Beirne P.J. Oakley Mrs. S. Hall	Lab L Dem C UKIP	22,329 8,367 7,410 1,165 13,962	*	56.9 21.3 18.9 2.9 35.6	-4.2 +3.7 +0.1

ST. HELENS, SOUTH [215]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,554	66.5	†	G.E. Bermingham Mrs. M.E.J.M. Russell B.T. Spencer W.F.A.P. Holdaway Mrs. H.S. Jump	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	30,367 6,628 5,919 1,165 179 23,739	* *	68.6 15.0 13.4 2.6 0.4 53.6	+7.6 -9.5 -0.5
2001	65,741	51.4		S.A. Woodward B.T. Spencer L.S. Rotherham N. Thompson M.R. Perry B.H. Slater M.A. Murphy D.O. Braid	Lab L Dem C SA S Lab P UKIP Ind Lab Ind	16,799 7,814 4,675 2,325 1,504 336 271 80 8,985	* * * *	49.7 23.1 13.8 6.9 4.5 1.0 0.8 0.2 26.6	-18.9 +9.7 -1.1
2005	65,930	53.8		S.A. Woodward B.T. Spencer Mrs. U. Riley M.J.H. Nightingale M.R. Perry	Lab L Dem C UKIP S Lab P	19,345 10,036 4,602 847 643 9,309	* *	54.5 28.3 13.0 2.4 1.8 26.2	+4.8 +5.2 -0.9 +1.4 -2.7
Notes:-
2001:	Murphy resigned from the Labour Party at the start of the campaign in order to oppose Woodward, who he regarded as having been imposed on the constituency as Labour Party candidate.
	Braid campaigned for a return to Christian morality, and for the retention of Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 which prevented local authorities promoting homosexuality as a pretended family relationship. Woodward had joined the Labour Party in 1999 as a result of his opposition to this section.

SALFORD [216]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	58,851	56.3		Miss H-A. Blears E. Bishop N.J. Owen R.W. Cumpsty Mrs. S. Herman	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	22,848 5,779 3,407 926 162 17,069	* *	69.0 17.4 10.3 2.8 0.5 51.6	+9.9 -9.0 -2.3
2001	54,152	41.6		Miss H-A. Blears N.J. Owen C.J. King P.M. Grant Mrs. S.H. Wallace R. Masterson	Lab L Dem C SA Ind L Dem Ind	14,649 3,637 3,446 414 216 152 11,012	* * *	65.1 16.1 15.3 1.8 1.0 0.7 49.0	-3.9 +5.9 -2.1
2005	53,294	42.4		Miss H-A. Blears N.J. Owen Miss L.M. Cash Mrs. L.A. Duffy	Lab L Dem C UKIP	13,007 5,062 3,440 1,091 7,945	*	57.6 22.4 15.2 4.8 35.2	-7.5 +6.2 -0.1
Note:-
2001:	Masterson ran a haulage business and had been one of the leaders of blockades in protest at fuel duties in September 2000. He advocated a reduction in fuel duties.

SHEFFIELD, ATTERCLIFFE [217]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,548	64.7	†	C.J.C. Betts B.P. Doyle Mrs. A.G. Smith J.C. Brown	Lab C L Dem RP	28,937 7,119 6,973 1,289 21,818	*	65.3 16.1 15.7 2.9 49.2	+7.8 -10.3 +1.1
2001	67,697	52.9		C.J.C. Betts J. Perry Mrs. A.G. Smith Mrs. P.E. Arnott	Lab C L Dem UKIP	24,287 5,443 5,092 1,002 18,844	*	67.8 15.2 14.2 2.8 52.6	+2.5 -0.9 -1.5
2005	67,121	55.2		C.J.C. Betts K. Moore Miss T. Critchlow J.W. Arnott Mrs. B.R. Jones	Lab L Dem C UKIP BNP	22,250 6,283 5,329 1,680 1,477 15,967	* *	60.1 17.0 14.4 4.5 4.0 43.1	-7.7 +2.8 -0.8 +1.7

SHEFFIELD, BRIGHTSIDE [218]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	58,930	57.5	†	D. Blunkett F.R. Butler C.B. Buckwell B.M. Farnsworth P.F. Davidson R. Scott	Lab L Dem C RP S Lab P NLP	24,901 4,947 2,850 624 482 61 19,954	* * *	73.5 14.6 8.4 1.9 1.4 0.2 58.9	+3.1 +2.1 -8.4
2001	54,134	47.2		Rt. Hon. D. Blunkett M.G. Wilson Mrs. A.P. Firth B. Wilson R.J. Morris M.A. Suter	Lab C L Dem SA S Lab P UKIP	19,650 2,601 2,238 361 354 348 17,049	* * *	76.9 10.2 8.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 66.7	+3.4 +1.8 -5.8 -0.0
2005	50,801	48.5		Rt. Hon. D. Blunkett J.G. Harston T. Clark C.N. Hartigan Mrs. J.A.N. Clarke	Lab L Dem C BNP UKIP	16,876 3,232 2,205 1,537 779 13,644	*	68.5 13.1 9.0 6.2 3.2 55.4	-8.4 +4.4 -1.2 +1.8

SHEFFIELD, CENTRAL [219]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,667	53.0	†	R.G. Caborn A. Qadar M.H. Hess A.M. D‘Agorne A.M. Brownlow K.S. Douglas Mrs. M. Aitken M.R. Driver	Lab L Dem C GP RP SP PLA WRP	23,179 6,273 4,341 954 863 466 280 63 16,906	* * * * *	63.6 17.2 11.9 2.6 2.4 1.3 0.8 0.2 46.4	+4.0 -1.7 -6.8
2001	60,765	49.5		Rt. Hon. R.G. Caborn A. Qadar Mrs. N. Brelsford B.J. Little N. Riley D. Hadfield Miss C.E. Schofield M.R. Driver	Lab L Dem C GP SA S Lab P UKIP WRP	18,477 5,933 3,289 1,008 754 289 257 62 12,544	* * * *	61.4 19.7 10.9 3.4 2.5 1.0 0.9 0.2 41.7	-2.2 +2.5 -1.0 +0.7 +1.2 +0.0
2005	58,707	51.1		Rt. Hon. R.G. Caborn A. Qadar Mrs. S.L. George B.J. Little Miss M. Bowler M.A. Payne Mrs. C.E. Arnott	Lab L Dem C GP RU BNP UKIP	14,950 7,895 3,094 1,808 1,284 539 415 7,055	* * *	49.9 26.3 10.3 6.0 4.3 1.8 1.4 23.6	-11.6 +6.6 -0.6 +2.7 +1.8 +0.5

SHEFFIELD, HEELEY [220]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,599	65.0	†	W. Michie R.N. Davison J.P. Harthman D.R. Mawson	Lab L Dem C RP	26,274 9,196 6,767 1,029 17,078	*	60.7 21.3 15.6 2.4 39.4	+5.1 +2.9 -10.3
2001	61,949	55.1		Mrs. M.P. Munn D.G. Willis Miss C. Abbott R.D. Unwin B.B. Fischer D. Dunn	Lab/Co-op L Dem C GP S Lab P UKIP	19,452 7,748 4,864 774 667 634 11,704	* * *	57.0 22.7 14.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 34.3	-3.7 +1.4 -1.4
2005	59,035	57.8		Mrs. M.P. Munn C.A. Ross D.A.De C. Crawshaw J.W. Beatson R.D. Unwin M.A. Suter M.A.W. Dunnell	Lab/Co-op L Dem C BNP GP UKIP SP	18,405 7,035 4,987 1,314 1,312 775 265 11,370	* * * *	54.0 20.6 14.6 3.9 3.8 2.3 0.8 33.4	-3.0 -2.1 +0.4 +1.6 +0.4

SLOUGH [221]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,283	67.9		Miss F.M. Mactaggart Mrs. P.J. Buscombe C.S. Bushill Miss A.J. Bradshaw T.J. Sharkey P.P. Whitmore	Lab C L Dem L RP Ind	27,029 13,958 3,509 1,835 1,124 277 13,071	* * *	56.6 29.2 7.4 3.8 2.4 0.6 27.4	+12.5 -14.8 +0.2
2001	73,008	53.4		Miss F.M. Mactaggart Miss D.V. Coad K.K.K. Kerr M.A. Haines J.W. Lane C.S. Nazir	Lab C L Dem Ind Lab UKIP Ind	22,718 10,210 4,109 859 738 364 12,508	* * *	58.3 26.2 10.5 2.2 1.9 0.9 32.1	+1.6 -3.1 +3.2
2005	71,037	52.2		Miss F.M. MacTaggart Mrs. S.M. Gunn T.D. McCann A. Khan W.G. Howard D.T. Wood P. Janik	Lab C L Dem RU UKIP GP Ind	17,517 9,666 5,739 1,632 1,415 759 367 7,851	* * * *	47.2 26.1 15.5 4.4 3.8 2.0 1.0 21.2	-11.0 -0.1 +4.9 +1.9
Notes:-
1997:	Whitmore sought election as a ‘People in Slough Shunning Useless Politicians’ candidate.
2001:	Haines was an Independent member of Slough Borough Council who had resigned from the Labour Party. He was supported by the Socialist Alliance.

SOLIHULL [222]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	78,943	74.6	†	J.M. Taylor M.J. Southcombe Mrs. R.N. Harris M.H. Nattrass J. Caffery	C L Dem Lab RP PLA	26,299 14,902 14,334 2,748 623 11,397	* *	44.6 25.3 24.3 4.7 1.1 19.3	-16.2 +4.3 +7.6
2001	76,298	63.3		J.M. Taylor Mrs. J.M. Byron B.M. O’Brien A. Moore Mrs. S.M. Pyne	C L Dem Lab UKIP PLA	21,935 12,528 12,373 1,061 374 9,407	* *	45.4 26.0 25.6 2.2 0.8 19.4	+0.8 +0.7 +1.3 -0.3
2005	76,908	68.0		Mrs. L.J. Burt J.M. Taylor R.J. Vaughan Mrs. D.M. Carr A. Moore	L Dem C Lab BNP UKIP	20,896 20,617 8,058 1,752 990 279	* *	39.9 39.4 15.4 3.4 1.9 0.5	+14.0 -6.0 -10.2 -0.3

SOUTH SHIELDS [223]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	62,324	62.5	†	D.G. Clark M.G. Hoban D. Ord A. Loraine I.R. Wilburn	Lab C L Dem RP Ind	27,834 5,681 3,429 1,660 374 22,153	* *	71.4 14.6 8.8 4.2 1.0 56.8	+10.3 -12.1 -3.5
2001	61,285	49.7		D.W. Miliband Hon. Miss J.M. Gardner H.M. Grainger A. Hardy R. Nettleship	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind	19,230 5,140 5,127 689 262 14,090	* *	63.1 16.9 16.8 2.3 0.9 46.2	-8.3 +2.3 +8.0
2005	59,330	50.9		D.W. Miliband S.A. Psallidas R.A. Lewis N. Afshari-Naderi	Lab L Dem C Ind L Dem	18,269 5,957 5,207 773 12,312	*	60.5 19.7 17.2 2.6 40.8	-2.7 +2.9 +0.4
Notes:-
1997:	Wilburn sought election as a 'Pro Interests of South Shields People' candidate.
2001:	Nettleship sought election as a 'Health Worker Politician' candidate. He was opposed to private sector involvement in providing health care through the National Health Service. He was allied to the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist).
2005:	Afshari-Naderi was an active member of the local Liberal Democrats, but contested the election on a specific theme of opposing United Kingdom participation in the war in Iraq. He was selected as a candidate by South Tyneside Against the War.

SOUTHAMPTON, ITCHEN [224]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	76,910	70.0	†	J.Y. Denham P.D. Fleet D. Harrison J.R. Clegg K.R. Rose C.R. Hoar G.L.C.A. Marsh Mrs. R.J. Barry F.D. McDermott	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P UKIP SP NLP PLA	29,498 15,269 6,289 1,660 628 172 113 110 99 14,229	* * * * * *	54.8 28.3 11.7 3.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 26.5	+10.8 -13.8 -2.2
2001	76,557	54.0		Rt. Hon. J.Y. Denham Mrs. C.F.E. Nokes M.G. Cooper K.R. Rose G.L.C.A. Marsh M.A. Holmes	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA S Lab P	22,553 11,330 6,195 829 241 225 11,223	* * *	54.5 27.4 15.0 2.0 0.6 0.5 27.1	-0.3 -1.0 +3.3 +1.7 +0.4 -0.6
2005	80,335	53.8		Rt. Hon. J.Y. Denham Mrs. F.J.B. Drummond D.I. Goodall K.R. Rose	Lab C L Dem UKIP	20,871 11,569 9,162 1,623 9,302	*	48.3 26.8 21.2 3.7 21.5	-6.2 -0.6 +6.2 +1.8

SOUTHAMPTON, TEST [225]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	73,087	71.8	†	A.P.V. Whitehead Sir S.J.A. Hill A.G. Dowden P.A. Day D.H. Marks A.M. McCabe P.J.R. Taylor J. Sinel	Lab C L Dem RP Ind UKIP Ind NLP	28,396 14,712 7,171 1,397 388 219 81 77 13,684	* * * * *	54.1 28.1 13.7 2.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 26.0	+8.7 -12.4 +0.6
2001	73,840	56.3		A.P.V. Whitehead R.S. Gueterbock J.D. Shaw G.E. Rankin-Moore M.F. Abel P.S. Bahia	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA S Lab P	21,824 10,617 7,522 792 442 378 11,207	* * *	52.5 25.5 18.1 1.9 1.1 0.9 27.0	-1.7 -2.5 +4.4 +1.5
2005	74,603	56.0		A.P.V. Whitehead S.C. MacLoughlin S.R. Sollitt J.C.T. Spottiswoode P.A. Day	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP	17,845 10,827 10,368 1,482 1,261 7,018	* *	42.7 25.9 24.8 3.6 3.0 16.8	-9.8 +0.4 +6.7 +1.1
Notes:-
1997:	Marks advocated the legalisation of cannabis.
	Taylor was an employee of the First Leisure Corporation. He sought election as a candidate of the 'Go Bowling Party'.

SOUTHEND WEST [226]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,539	69.9	†	D.A.A. Amess Mrs. N.L. Stimson A.J. Harley C.A. Webster R.B. Lee P.N. Warburton	C L Dem Lab RP UKIP NLP	18,029 15,414 10,600 1,734 636 101 2,615	* * *	38.8 33.1 22.8 3.7 1.4 0.2 5.7	-15.9 +2.3 +10.5
2001	64,461	58.0		D.A.A. Amess P.S.L. Fisher R.J. De Ste. Croix R.B. Lee	C Lab L Dem UKIP	17,313 9,372 9,319 1,371 7,941	*	46.3 25.1 24.9 3.7 21.2	+7.6 +2.3 -8.2 +2.3
2005	64,395	61.9		D.A.A. Amess P.A. Wexham Miss J. Etienne Mrs. C.A. Sampson Dr. M. Velmurugan J.W.M. Moss D. Anslow	C L Dem Lab UKIP Ind EDP Ind	18,408 9,449 9,072 1,349 745 701 106 8,959	* * * *	46.2 23.7 22.8 3.4 1.9 1.7 0.3 22.5	-0.1 -1.2 -2.3 -0.3
Note:-
2005:	Anslow was a features writer for 'Max Power' magazine. He was sponsored by Emap, its publishers, to seek election as the candidate of the Max Power Party.

SOUTHPORT [227]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,194	72.1	†	R.C. Fearn M.R.W. Banks Miss S.J. Norman F.W. Buckle Mrs. S. Ashton Mrs. E.A. Lines M.J. Middleton	L Dem C Lab RP L NLP BNP	24,346 18,186 6,129 1,368 386 93 92 6,160	* * * *	48.1 35.9 12.1 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 12.2	+6.6 -11.1 +1.9
2001	70,202	58.6		J.D. Pugh L.C. Jones P.D. Brant D.W. Green G.D. Kelley	L Dem C Lab L UKIP	18,011 15,004 6,816 767 555 3,007	* *	43.8 36.4 16.6 1.9 1.3 7.4	-4.3 +0.5 +4.4 +1.1
2005	67,530	61.0		J.D. Pugh M.S. Bigley P.D. Brant T.J. Durrance W. Givens H. Forster	L Dem C Lab UKIP Ind VP	19,093 15,255 5,277 749 589 238 3,838	* * *	46.4 37.0 12.8 1.8 1.4 0.6 9.4	+2.6 +0.6 -3.8 +0.5
Note:-
2005:	Givens was sponsored by 'Your Party', a group formed by Dan Thompson which advocated direct democracy.

SPELTHORNE [228]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,562	73.6	†	D. Wilshire K.J. Dibble E.F. Glynn B.W. Coleman J.D. Fowler	C Lab L Dem RP UKIP	23,306 19,833 6,821 1,495 462 3,473	* *	44.9 38.2 13.1 2.9 0.9 6.7	-13.7 +15.3 -3.4
2001	68,731*	60.8		D. Wilshire A.M. Shaw M.E. Rimmer R.P.F. Squire	C Lab L Dem UKIP	18,851 15,589 6,156 1,198 3,262	*	45.1 37.3 14.7 2.9 7.8	+0.2 -0.9 +1.6 +2.0
2005	68,254	62.7		D. Wilshire K.J. Dibble S.A. James C.A. Browne Mrs. C.M. Schwark	C Lab L Dem UKIP Ind	21,620 11,684 7,318 1,968 239 9,936	* *	50.5 27.3 17.1 4.6 0.5 23.2	+5.4 -10.0 +2.4 +1.7
Note:-
2005:	Schwark was the candidate of the UK Community Issues Party, which had been formed in October 2004 in order to campaign for more accountability for the National Health Service for victims of medical mistakes and negligence.

STOCKPORT [229]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	65,437	71.3	†	Mrs. M.A. Coffey S. Fitzsimmons Mrs. S.E. Roberts W.C. Morley-Scott G. Southern C. Newitt C.J. Dronsfield	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P MRLP Ind	29,338 10,426 4,951 1,280 255 213 206 18,912	* * * *	62.9 22.3 10.6 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 40.6	+14.8 -15.5 -2.2
2001	66,395	53.3		Mrs. M.A. Coffey J.A. Allen M.J. Hunter	Lab C L Dem	20,731 9,162 5,490 11,569		58.6 25.9 15.5 32.7	-4.3 +3.6 +4.9
2005	65,635	54.5		Mrs. M.A. Coffey Miss E.R. Berridge Miss L-S. Floodgate R.I. Simpson	Lab C L Dem UKIP	18,069 8,906 7,832 964 9,163	*	50.5 24.9 21.9 2.7 25.6	-8.1 -1.0 +6.4

STOCKTON, NORTH [230]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,472	69.0	†	F. Cook B.C. Johnston Mrs. S. Fletcher K.M. McConnell	Lab C L Dem RP	29,726 8,369 4,816 1,563 21,357	*	66.9 18.8 10.8 3.5 48.1	+12.8 -14.1 -1.1
2001	64,629	54.8		F. Cook Miss A.A. Vigar Mrs. M. Wallace W. Wennington	Lab C L Dem GP	22,470 7,823 4,208 926 14,647	*	63.4 22.1 11.9 2.6 41.3	-3.4 +3.3 +1.0
2005	63,271	57.6		F. Cook Mrs. H.M.M. Baldwin N. Hughes G.H. Parkin K.J. Hughes	Lab C L Dem UKIP BNP	20,012 7,575 6,869 986 986 12,437	* *	54.9 20.8 18.9 2.7 2.7 34.1	-8.5 -1.3 +7.0

STOCKTON, SOUTH [231]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	68,585	76.0	†	Mrs. D.J. Taylor T.R. Devlin P.J. Monck J.E. Horner	Lab C L Dem RP	28,790 17,205 4,721 1,400 11,585	*	55.2 33.0 9.1 2.7 22.2	+19.7 -12.0 -10.4
2001	70,337	62.9		Mrs. D.J. Taylor T.R. Devlin Mrs. S. Fletcher L.W. Coombes	Lab C L Dem SA	23,414 14,328 6,012 455 9,086	*	53.0 32.4 13.6 1.0 20.6	-2.3 -0.6 +4.5
2005	71,286	63.0		Mrs. D.J. Taylor J.C.W. Gaddas M.J. Barker Mrs. S.M. Allison	Lab C L Dem UKIP	21,480 15,341 7,171 931 6,139	*	47.8 34.1 16.0 2.1 13.7	-5.1 +1.7 +2.4

STOKE-ON-TRENT, CENTRAL [232]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,396	62.5	†	M. Fisher D.N. Jones E.T. Fordham P.L. Stanyer M. Coleman Mrs. F.M. Oborski	Lab C L Dem RP BNP L	26,662 6,738 4,809 1,071 606 359 19,924	* * *	66.3 16.7 11.9 2.7 1.5 0.9 49.6	+8.2 -11.2 -1.7
2001	59,750	47.4		M. Fisher Mrs. J.M. Clark G.G. Webb R. Wise	Lab C L Dem Ind	17,170 5,352 4,148 1,657 11,818		60.6 18.9 14.6 5.9 41.7	-5.6 +2.2 +2.7
2005	57,643	48.4		M. Fisher J.P. Redfern Mrs. E.M. Baroudy M. Coleman J. Bonfiglio J.A. Cessford	Lab L Dem C BNP UKIP SP	14,760 4,986 4,823 2,178 914 246 9,774	* *	52.9 17.8 17.3 7.8 3.3 0.9 49.6	-7.7 +3.2 -1.6
Note:-
2001:	Wise was a supporter of a group of Independent councillors on Stoke-on-Trent City Council and was sponsored by this group.

STOKE-ON-TRENT, NORTH [233]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	59,165	65.4	†	Miss J.L. Walley C. Day H.W.G. Jebb Mrs. J. Tobin	Lab C L Dem RP	25,190 7,798 4,141 1,537 17,392	*	65.1 20.2 10.7 4.0 44.9	+10.4 -13.5 +0.2
2001	57,998	51.9		Miss J.L. Walley B.A.V. Browning H.W.G. Jebb C.L. Wanger	Lab C L Dem Ind	17,460 5,676 3,580 3,399 11,784		58.0 18.8 11.9 11.3 39.2	-7.2 -1.3 +1.2
2005	58,422	52.7		Miss J.L. Walley B.A.V. Browning H.W.G. Jebb S.M. Cartlidge Mrs. E. Braithwaite I. Taylor H. Chesters	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP VP Ind	16,191 6,155 4,561 2,132 696 689 336 10,036	* * *	52.6 20.0 14.8 6.9 2.3 2.3 1.1 32.6	-5.3 +1.2 +2.9
Note:-
2001:	Wanger was a member of a group of Independent councillors on Stoke-on-Trent City Council and was sponsored by this group.

STOKE-ON-TRENT, SOUTH [234]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	70,171	65.9	†	G.W. Stevenson Mrs. S.M. Scott P.J. Barnett R.W. Adams Mrs. A.C. Micklem S.R. Batkin B.C. Lawrence	Lab C L Dem RP L BNP N Dem	28,645 10,342 4,710 1,103 580 568 288 18,303	* * * *	61.9 22.4 10.2 2.4 1.3 1.2 0.6 39.5	+12.2 -14.4 -2.8
2001	70,032	51.4		G.W. Stevenson P.R. Bastiman C.F. Coleman A.M. Knapper S.R. Batkin	Lab C L Dem Ind BNP	19,366 8,877 4,724 1,703 1,358 10,489	* *	53.8 24.6 13.1 4.7 3.8 29.2	-8.2 +2.3 +2.9 +2.5
2005	70,612	53.6		R.C.D. Flello M.A. Deaville A.P. Martin M. Leat N. Benson G.M. Allen	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP VP	17,727 9,046 5,894 3,305 1,043 805 8,681	* *	46.9 23.9 15.6 8.7 2.8 2.1 23.0	-6.9 -0.7 +2.5 +5.0
Note:-
2001:	Knapper was a member of a group of Independent councillors on Stoke-on-Trent City Council and was sponsored by this group.

STOURBRIDGE [235]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,984	76.5	†	Miss D.A. Shipley P.W. Hawksley C.A. Bramall P.L. Quick	Lab C L Dem RP	23,452 17,807 7,123 1,319 5,645	*	47.2 35.8 14.3 2.7 11.4	+8.9 -13.0 +2.5
2001	64,610	61.8		Miss D.A. Shipley S.J.A. Eyre C.A. Bramall J.M. Knotts M.R. Atherton	Lab C L Dem UKIP S Lab P	18,823 15,011 4,833 763 494 3,812	* *	47.2 37.6 12.1 1.9 1.2 9.6	-0.0 +1.8 -2.2
2005	64,088	65.1		Mrs. L.E. Waltho Miss D.V. Coad C.A. Bramall D.P.C. Mau	Lab C L Dem UKIP	17,089 16,682 6,850 1,087 407	*	41.0 40.0 16.4 2.6 1.0	-6.2 +2.4 +4.3 +0.7

STRETFORD AND URMSTON [236]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	69,913	69.7		Miss B.J. Hughes J.R. Gregory J.R. Bridges Miss C. Dore	Lab C L Dem RP	28,480 14,840 3,978 1,397 13,640	*	58.5 30.5 8.2 2.8 28.0	+9.5 -10.3 -1.1
2001	71,222	54.8		Miss B.J. Hughes J.D. Mackie J.R. Bridges Miss K. Price	Lab C L Dem Ind	23,836 10,565 3,891 713 13,271	*	61.1 27.1 10.0 1.8 34.0	+2.6 -3.4 +1.8
2005	61,303	62.2		Rt. Hon. Miss B.J. Hughes D.P.G. Hinds F.A. Bhatti M.B. Krantz M.J. McManus	Lab C L Dem RU UKIP	19,417 11,566 5,323 950 845 7,851	* *	51.0 30.3 14.0 2.5 2.2 20.7	-10.1 +3.3 +4.0
Note:-
2001:	Price was better known as the glamour model 'Jordan'. At the time of the election she was in a relationship with a footballer whose home ground was in the constituency. She was sponsored by Express Newspapers in order to obtain publicity for the Daily Star newspaper.

SUNDERLAND, NORTH [237]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,711	59.1	†	W. Etherington A.E.A. Selous G.M. Pryke M.T. Nicholson K.J. Newby	Lab C L Dem RP MRLP	26,067 6,370 3,973 1,394 409 19,697	* *	68.2 16.7 10.4 3.6 1.1 51.5	+8.6 -11.1 -0.6
2001	60,846	49.0		W. Etherington M.R. Harris J.A. Lennox N.A. Herron D.E. Guynan	Lab C L Dem Ind BNP	18,685 5,331 3,599 1,518 687 13,354	*	62.6 17.9 12.1 5.1 2.3 44.7	-5.6 +1.2 +1.7
2005	58,146	49.7		W. Etherington S. Daughton J. Hollern N.A. Herron Miss D. Hiles	Lab C L Dem Ind BNP	15,719 5,724 4,277 2,057 1,136 9,995	*	54.4 19.8 14.8 7.1 3.9 34.6	-8.3 +1.9 +2.7 +2.0 +1.6
Note:-
2001- 2005:	Herron was a local fishmonger who was facing charges under the Weights and Measures Regulations of selling loose food in imperial measurements. He sought election in order to campaign for the right to continue using imperial measurements.

SUNDERLAND, SOUTH [238]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	67,937	58.8	†	C.J. Mullin T.J. Schofield J.A. Lennox Miss M.A.M. Wilkinson	Lab C L Dem RP	27,174 7,536 4,606 609 19,638	*	68.1 18.9 11.5 1.5 49.2	+10.6 -10.4 -0.3
2001	64,577	48.3		C.J. Mullin J.W.M. Boyd M. Greenfield J. Dobbie J.D. Moore Miss R. Warner	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP MRLP	19,921 6,254 3,675 576 470 291 13,667	* * *	63.9 20.1 11.8 1.8 1.5 0.9 43.8	-4.2 +1.2 +0.2
2005	61,632	49.8		C.J. Mullin R.G. Oliver G. Kane D.E. Guynan Miss R. Warner	Lab C L Dem BNP MRLP	17,982 6,923 4,492 1,166 149 11,059	* *	58.6 22.5 14.6 3.8 0.5 36.1	-5.3 +2.5 +2.8 +1.9 -0.4

SUTTON COLDFIELD [239]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,918	72.9	†	Rt. Hon. Sir P.N. Fowler A.C. York J.E. Whorwood J.D.S. Hope	C Lab L Dem RP	27,373 12,488 10,139 2,401 14,885	*	52.2 23.8 19.4 4.6 28.4	-12.9 +8.9 +0.0
2001	71,856	60.5		A.J.B. Mitchell R.L. Pocock M.M. Turner M.H. Nattrass I.R. Robinson	C Lab L Dem UKIP Ind	21,909 11,805 8,268 1,186 284 10,104	* *	50.4 27.2 19.0 2.7 0.7 23.3	-1.8 +3.3 -0.3
2005	72,970	63.5		A.J.B. Mitchell R.L. Pocock C.G. Drury S.H. Shorrock	C Lab L Dem UKIP	24,308 12,025 7,710 2,275 12,283	*	52.5 26.0 16.6 4.9 26.5	+2.1 -1.2 -2.4 +2.2
Note:-
2001:	Robinson was a supporter of Aston Villa Football Club, and sought election as part of a campaign to persuade Doug Ellis, the Club's Chairman, to resign and sell his shares in the Club.

TELFORD [240]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	56,558	65.6	†	B.J. Grocott B.A.R. Gentry N.J. Green C.J. Morris	Lab C L Dem RP	21,456 10,166 4,371 1,119 11,290	*	57.8 27.4 11.8 3.0 30.4	+5.1 -5.9 -0.6
2001	59,431	52.0		D. Wright A.D. Henderson Mrs. S. Wiggin Miss N. Brookes M.P. Jeffries	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA	16,854 8,471 3,983 1,098 469 8,383	* *	54.6 27.4 12.9 3.6 1.5 27.2	-3.2 +0.0 +1.1
2005	59,298	57.7		D. Wright Mrs. S.L. Kyriazis I.C. Jenkins T. McCartney	Lab C L Dem UKIP	16,506 11,100 4,941 1,659 5,406	*	48.3 32.5 14.4 4.8 15.8	-6.3 +5.0 +1.5 +1.3

THURROCK [241]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,763	65.8	†	A.S. Mackinlay A.R. Rosindell J. White P. Compobassi	Lab C L Dem RP	29,896 12,640 3,843 833 17,256	*	63.3 26.8 8.1 1.8 36.5	+17.5 -16.9 -1.4
2001	76,180	49.0		A.S. Mackinlay M.A. Penning J.B. Lathan C. Sheppard	Lab C L Dem UKIP	21,121 11,124 3,846 1,271 9,997	*	56.5 29.8 10.3 3.4 26.7	-6.8 +3.0 +2.2
2005	79,758	54.8		A.S. Mackinlay G.P.J. Hague E.D. Palmer N. Geri Mrs. C.A. Jackson	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP	20,636 14,261 4,770 2,526 1,499 6,375	*	47.2 32.7 10.9 5.8 3.4 14.5	-9.3 +2.9 +0.6 +0.0

TORBAY [242]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,258	73.8	†	A.M. Sanders R.W.S. Allason M.J. Morey G.H. Booth B.H. Cowling P.D. Wild	L Dem C Lab UKIP L Rainbow	21,094 21,082 7,923 1,962 1,161 100 12	* * *	39.6 39.5 14.8 3.7 2.2 0.2 0.1	-0.2 -10.3 +5.3
2001	76,072	62.5		A.M. Sanders C.St.J. Sweeting J.R. McKay G.H. Booth Mrs. P.W. Neale	L Dem C Lab UKIP Ind	24,015 17,307 4,484 1,512 251 6,708	* *	50.5 36.4 9.4 3.2 0.5 14.1	+10.9 -3.2 -5.4 -0.5
2005	76,445	61.9		A.M. Sanders C.M.A. Wood D.J. Pedrick-Friend G.H. Booth	L Dem C Lab UKIP	19,317 17,288 6,972 3,726 2,029		40.8 36.6 14.7 7.9 4.2	-9.6 +0.2 +5.3 +4.7

TYNE BRIDGE [243]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	61,058	57.1	†	D.G. Clelland A.H. Lee Mrs. M. Wallace G.R. Oswald Mrs. E. Brunskill	Lab C L Dem RP SP	26,767 3,861 2,785 919 518 22,906	* *	76.8 11.1 8.0 2.6 1.5 65.7	+10.0 -11.0 -3.1
2001	58,900	44.2		D.G. Clelland J.S. Cook J.C. Wallace J. Fitzpatrick S.J. Robson	Lab C L Dem S Lab P SA	18,345 3,456 3,213 533 485 14,889	* *	70.5 13.3 12.3 2.0 1.9 57.2	-6.3 +2.2 +4.4 +0.4
2005	53,568	49.3		D.G. Clelland C.P. Boyle T.E. Fairhead K. Scott Miss J.C. Russell	Lab L Dem C BNP RU	16,151 5,751 2,962 1,072 447 10,400	* *	61.2 21.8 11.2 4.1 1.7 39.4	-9.3 +9.5 -2.0

TYNEMOUTH [244]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	66,341	77.1		A. Campbell J.M. Callanan A.J.R. Duffield C. Rook F.W. Rogers	Lab C L Dem RP UKIP	28,318 17,045 4,509 819 462 11,273	* *	55.4 33.3 8.8 1.6 0.9 22.1	+13.1 -15.3 +0.7
2001	65,184	67.4		A. Campbell K. Poulsen Mrs. P.A. Reid M.G. Rollings	Lab C L Dem UKIP	23,364 14,686 5,108 745 8,678	*	53.2 33.5 11.6 1.7 19.7	-2.1 +0.1 +2.8 +0.8
2005	64,023	66.9		A. Campbell M. McIntyre C. Finlay	Lab C L Dem	20,143 16,000 6,716 4,143		47.0 37.3 15.7 9.7	-6.2 +3.9 +4.0

WALLASEY [245]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	63,493	73.8	†	Miss A. Eagle Mrs. M.P. Wilcock P.T.C. Reisdorf R. Hayes	Lab C L Dem RP	30,264 11,190 3,899 1,490 19,074	*	64.6 23.9 8.3 3.2 40.7	+15.7 -18.0 +0.6
2001	64,889	57.6		Miss A. Eagle Mrs. L. Rennie P.T.C. Reisdorf	Lab C L Dem	22,718 10,442 4,186 12,276		60.8 28.0 11.2 32.8	-3.8 +4.1 +2.9
2005	63,764	57.5		Miss A. Eagle Mrs. L. Fraser Mrs. J.L. Pemberton P.W.B. Griffiths	Lab C L Dem UKIP	20,085 10,976 4,770 840 9,109	*	54.8 29.9 13.0 2.3 24.8	-6.1 +2.0 +1.8

WALSALL, NORTH [246]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	67,587	64.1	†	D.J. Winnick M.A. Bird Mrs. T.J. O‘Brien D.M. Bennett M.G. Pitt A.H. Humphries	Lab C L Dem RP Ind NF	24,517 11,929 4,050 1,430 911 465 12,588	* * *	56.6 27.5 9.4 3.3 2.1 1.1 29.1	+9.9 -11.8 -3.3
2001	65,981	49.0		D.J. Winnick M.G. Pitt M.A. Heap Mrs. J.D. Mayo D.J. Church	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA	18,779 9,388 2,923 812 410 9,391	* *	58.1 29.1 9.0 2.5 1.3 29.0	+1.5 +1.5 -0.3
2005	62,916	53.1		D.J. Winnick I.J. Lucas D. Taylor W.T. Locke T. Lenton P.E. Smith	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP Ind Lab	15,990 9,350 4,144 1,992 1,182 770 6,640	* *	47.8 28.0 12.4 6.0 3.5 2.3 19.8	-10.3 -1.1 +3.4 +1.0 +1.0
Note:-
2005:	Smith was the candidate of the 'Democratic Labour Party' which had been established in 1996 by Labour Party members on Walsall Borough Council. The policy of the Democratic Labour Party was on the left and it had previously been affiliated to the Socialist Alliance.

WALSALL, SOUTH [247]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	64,221	67.3	†	B.T. George L.G. Leek H.R. Harris T.F. Dent Mrs. L.P. Needs	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	25,024 13,712 2,698 1,662 149 11,312	* *	57.9 31.7 6.2 3.8 0.4 26.2	+9.7 -10.2 -2.0
2001	62,626	55.7		B.T. George M.A. Bird W.L. Tomlinson D.M. Bennett P.E. Smith	Lab C L Dem UKIP SA	20,574 10,643 2,365 974 343 9,931	* *	58.9 30.5 6.8 2.8 1.0 28.4	+1.1 -1.2 +0.5
2005	60,072	58.8		B.T. George K. Sabar M.H. Asmal D. Bennett K.R. Smith Mrs. N. Fazal	Lab C L Dem UKIP BNP RU	17,633 9,687 3,240 1,833 1,776 1,146 7,946	*	49.9 27.4 9.2 5.2 5.0 3.3 22.5	-9.0 -3.1 +2.4 +2.4

WARLEY [248]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	59,793	65.0	†	J.F. Spellar C.J. Pincher J. Pursehouse K.B. Gamre	Lab C L Dem RP	24,813 9,362 3,777 941 15,451	*	63.8 24.1 9.7 2.4 39.7	+10.7 -10.2 -1.7
2001	58,065	54.1		J.F. Spellar M.A. Pritchard R.E. Cockings H.S. Dardi	Lab C L Dem S Lab P	19,007 7,157 3,315 1,936 11,850		60.5 22.8 10.5 6.2 37.7	-3.3 -1.3 +0.8
2005	55,795	57.5		J.F. Spellar Mrs. K.E. Bissell A.D. Ferguson S.C. Smith M.J. Connigale D.J. Matthews	Lab C L Dem BNP S Lab P UKIP	17,462 7,315 4,277 1,761 637 635 10,147	* *	54.4 22.8 13.3 5.5 2.0 2.0 31.6	-6.1 +0.0 +2.8 -4.2

WARRINGTON, NORTH [249]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,815	70.4		Miss H.M. Jones Mrs. R. Lacey I. Greenhalgh A.T. Smith	Lab C L Dem RP	31,827 12,300 5,308 1,816 19,527	*	62.1 24.0 10.4 3.5 38.1	+8.9 -10.9 -1.0
2001	72,445	53.7		Miss H.M. Jones J.R. Usher R.A. Smith J.H. Kirkham	Lab C L Dem UKIP	24,026 8,870 5,232 782 15,156	*	61.8 22.8 13.4 2.0 39.0	-0.4 -1.2 +3.1
2005	72,725	55.6		Miss H.M. Jones A.W. Ferryman P.J. Walker J.H. Kirkham M. Hughes	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind	21,632 9,428 7,699 1,086 573 12,204	* *	53.5 23.3 19.1 2.7 1.4 30.2	-8.2 +0.5 +5.6 +0.7
Note:-
2005:	Hughes was the candidate of the Community Action Party, which had been established in the Borough of Wigan.

WARRINGTON, SOUTH [250]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,461	76.0		Mrs. H.M. Southworth C.S. Grayling P.J. Walker G.D. Kelly S.G. Ross	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	28,721 17,914 7,199 1,082 166 10,807	* *	52.1 32.5 13.1 2.0 0.3 19.6	+11.4 -13.2 +0.1
2001	74,283	61.2		Mrs. H.M. Southworth Mrs. C.M.E. Mosley R.J. Barlow Mrs. J. Kelley	Lab C L Dem UKIP	22,419 15,022 7,419 637 7,397	*	49.3 33.0 16.3 1.4 16.3	-2.9 +0.5 +3.2
2005	75,726	61.8		Mrs. H.M. Southworth Mrs. F.C. Bruce I.G. Marks G.D. Kelley P.J. Kennedy	Lab C L Dem UKIP Ind	18,972 15,457 11,111 804 453 3,515	* *	40.5 33.0 23.8 1.7 1.0 7.5	-8.7 +0.0 +7.4 +0.3

WATFORD [251]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	74,015	74.6		Miss C.M. Ward R.I.N. Gordon A.J. Canning P.E. Roe L.J.K. Davis	Lab C L Dem RP NLP	25,019 19,227 9,272 1,484 234 5,792	* *	45.3 34.8 16.8 2.7 0.4 10.5	+11.3 -13.3 +0.0
2001	75,872	61.1		Miss C.M. Ward M.N. McManus D.J. Hames Miss D.S. Kingsley E. Stewart-Mole J.H. Berry	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP SA	20,992 15,437 8,088 900 535 420 5,555	* * *	45.3 33.3 17.4 1.9 1.2 0.9 12.0	-0.0 -1.5 +0.7
2005	76,034	65.0		Miss C.M. Ward Miss S.V. Brinton M.A. Miraj S.L. Rackett K.J. Wight	Lab L Dem C GP UKIP	16,575 15,427 14,634 1,466 1,292 1,148	* *	33.6 31.2 29.6 3.0 2.6 2.4	-11.7 +13.8 -3.7 +1.0 +1.5

WEST BROMWICH, EAST [252]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	63,432	65.4	†	P.C. Snape B.M. Matsell M.G. Smith G.E. Mulley	Lab C L Dem RP	23,710 10,126 6,179 1,472 13,584	*	57.2 24.4 14.9 3.5 32.8	+9.2 -13.5 +1.6
2001	61,180	53.4		T.A. Watson R.D.J. MacFarlane I.A.G. Garrett S.G. Grey S.S. Johal	Lab C L Dem UKIP S Lab P	18,250 8,487 4,507 835 585 9,763	* *	55.9 26.0 13.8 2.5 1.8 29.9	-1.3 +1.6 -1.1
2005	60,121	59.1		T.A. Watson Mrs. R. Bromwich I.A.G. Garrett C.R. Butler S.G. Grey Miss J.R. Sambrook Mrs. M. Macklin	Lab C L Dem BNP UKIP S Lab P Ind L Dem	19,741 8,089 4,386 2,329 607 200 160 11,652	* * *	55.6 22.8 12.3 6.6 1.7 0.6 0.4 32.8	-0.3 -3.2 -1.4 -0.8 -1.2

WEST BROMWICH, WEST [253]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	67,513	54.4	†	Rt. Hon. Miss Betty Boothroyd R.E.W. Silvester S. Edwards	Spkr Ind Lab N Dem	23,969 8,546 4,181 15,423		65.3 23.3 11.4 42.0
(Resignation)
2000 (23/11)	68,409	27.3		A.E. Bailey Mrs. K.E. Bissell Mrs. S.L. Smith N.J. Griffin J.P. Oakton	Lab/Co-op C L Dem BNP UKIP	9,460 6,408 1,791 794 246 3,232	* *	50.6 34.3 9.6 4.2 1.3 16.3
2001	66,765	47.7		A.E. Bailey Mrs. K.E. Bissell Mrs. S.L. Smith J.S. Salvage K.R. Walker B. Singh	Lab/Co-op C L Dem BNP UKIP S Lab P	19,352 7,997 2,168 1,428 499 396 11,355	* * *	60.8 25.1 6.8 4.5 1.6 1.2 35.7
2005	66,265	52.7		A.E. Bailey Mrs. M. Harker M.G. Smith J. Lloyd K.R. Walker	Lab/Co-op C L Dem BNP UKIP	18,951 8,057 3,583 3,456 870 10,894	*	54.3 23.1 10.2 9.9 2.5 31.2	-6.5 -2.0 +3.5 +5.4 +0.9
Notes:-
1997:	Boothroyd was Speaker of the House of Commons from 27th April 1992 to 23rd September 2000.
	Silvester described himself as the 'Official Labour Candidate, Time for Change' candidate.

WOLVERHAMPTON, NORTH EAST [254]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	61,677	67.1	†	K. Purchase D.J. Harvey B.W. Niblett C.G. Hallmark A.C. Muchall M. Wingfield	Lab/Co-op C L Dem L RP N Dem	24,534 11,547 2,214 1,560 1,192 356 12,987	* * *	59.2 27.9 5.3 3.8 2.9 0.9 31.3	+10.3 -13.5 -2.0
2001	59,616	52.8		K. Purchase Mrs. M.F.L. Miller S.M. Bourne T.P.G. McCartney	Lab/Co-op C L Dem UKIP	18,984 9,019 2,494 997 9,965	*	60.3 28.6 7.9 3.2 31.6	+1.0 +0.7 +2.6
2005	60,502	54.5		K. Purchase Mrs. A.E.K. Robson D.R. Jack Miss L.P. Simpson	Lab/Co-op C L Dem UKIP	17,948 9,792 3,845 1,371 8,156	*	54.5 29.7 11.7 4.1 24.8	-5.8 +1.1 +3.7 +1.0

WOLVERHAMPTON, SOUTH EAST [255]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	54,329	64.1	†	D. Turner W.E. Hanbury R.F. Whitehouse T. Stevenson-Platt N. Worth K.E.J. Bullman	Lab/Co-op C L Dem RP S Lab P L	22,202 7,020 3,292 980 689 647 15,182	* * *	63.7 20.2 9.4 2.8 2.0 1.9 43.5	+7.0 -11.6 -0.0
2001	53,243	51.3		D. Turner A.N.S. Pepper P.D. Wild J.M. Barry	Lab/Co-op C L Dem NF	18,409 5,945 2,389 554 12,464	*	67.4 21.8 8.8 2.0 45.6	+3.7 +1.6 -0.7
2005	54,033	52.3		P.B. McFadden J.E. Fairbairn D.R.V. Murray K.G. Simmons	Lab C L Dem UKIP	16,790 6,295 3,682 1,484 10,495		59.4 22.3 13.0 5.3 37.1	-8.0 +0.5 +4.3

WOLVERHAMPTON, SOUTH WEST [256]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	67,553	72.4	†	Mrs. J.G. Jones N.W. Budgen M.R. Green M.S. Hyde	Lab C L Dem L	24,657 19,539 4,012 713 5,118	*	50.4 39.9 8.2 1.5 10.5	+10.5 -9.4 -0.3
2001	65,909	62.1		R.H. Marris D.I.R. Chambers M.D. Dixon Mrs. W.A. Walker J.D.S. Hope	Lab C L Dem GP UKIP	19,735 16,248 3,425 805 684 3,487	* *	48.2 39.7 8.4 2.0 1.7 8.5	-2.1 -0.2 +0.2
2005	66,817	62.4		R.H. Marris Mrs. S. Verma C.A. Ross J.D.S. Hope E.P. Mullins	Lab C L Dem UKIP GP	18,489 15,610 5,568 1,029 983 2,879	* *	44.4 37.4 13.4 2.5 2.3 7.0	-3.9 -2.3 +5.0 +0.8 +0.3

WORCESTER [257]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	69,234	74.6		M.J. Foster N.H. Bourne P.J. Chandler Mrs. P.A. Wood	Lab C L Dem UKIP	25,848 18,423 6,462 886 7,425	*	50.1 35.7 12.5 1.7 14.4	+10.2 -9.8 -0.6
2001	71,255	62.0		M.J. Foster R.D. Adams P.J. Chandler R.J. Chamings	Lab C L Dem UKIP	21,478 15,712 5,578 1,442 5,766	*	48.6 35.5 12.6 3.3 13.1	-1.5 -0.2 +0.1 +1.5
2005	71,993	64.4		M.J. Foster Miss M.M. Harper Mrs. M. Dhonau R.J. Chamings M.D. Roberts C.J. Lennard Mrs. P.C. Dowson	Lab C L Dem UKIP BNP GP Ind	19,421 16,277 7,557 1,113 980 921 119 3,144	* * * *	41.9 35.1 16.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.2 6.8	-6.7 -0.5 +3.7 -0.9

WORTHING WEST [258]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	71,639	71.8	†	P.J. Bottomley C.A. Hare J.P. Adams N. John T.P. Cross	C L Dem Lab RP UKIP	23,733 16,020 8,347 2,313 1,029 7,713	* *	46.1 31.2 16.2 4.5 2.0 14.9	-15.6 +3.6 +7.6
2001	72,419	59.7		P.J. Bottomley Dr. J.M.M. Walsh A.T. Butcher T.P. Cross	C L Dem Lab UKIP	20,508 11,471 9,270 1,960 9,037	*	47.5 26.5 21.5 4.5 21.0	+1.3 -4.6 +5.2 +2.5
2005	71,780	62.6		P.J. Bottomley Miss C.J.L. Potter A. Bignell T.P. Cross C.J. Baldwin	C L Dem Lab UKIP LCA	21,383 12,004 8,630 2,374 515 9,379	*	47.6 26.7 19.2 5.3 1.2 20.9	+0.2 +0.2 -2.2 +0.8

WYTHENSHAWE AND SALE EAST [259]
Election	Electors	T'out		Candidate	Party	Votes		%	Ch.%
1997	72,086	63.2		P.G. Goggins P. Fleming Miss V.M. Tucker B. Stanyer J.D. Flannery	Lab C L Dem RP S Lab P	26,448 11,429 5,639 1,060 957 15,019	* *	58.1 25.1 12.4 2.3 2.1 33.0	+8.6 -9.8 -2.1
2001	72,127	48.6		P.G. Goggins Mrs. S.F.M. Fildes Miss V.M. Tucker L.D. Crookes F.B. Shaw	Lab C L Dem GP S Lab P	21,032 8,424 4,320 869 410 12,608	* *	60.0 24.0 12.3 2.5 1.2 36.0	+1.9 -1.1 -0.1 -0.9
2005	70,744	51.1		P.G. Goggins Miss J.E.P. Meehan Mrs. A.P. Firth W.H. Ford Mrs. L. Worthington	Lab C L Dem UKIP SP	18,878 8,051 7,766 1,120 369 10,827	* *	52.2 22.2 21.5 3.1 1.0 30.0	-7.8 -1.8 +9.1
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