Parliamentary election results 1983-2005
May 2005:
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing from 2001
|
|
John Heppell
|
Labour
|
13,787
|
45.8
|
-13.2
|
|
Issan Ghazni
|
Liberal Democrat
|
6,848
|
22.8
|
+9.8
|
|
Jim Thornton
|
Conservative
|
6,826
|
22.7
|
-1.6
|
|
Ashley Baxter
|
Green
|
1,517
|
5.0
|
+5.0
|
|
Tony Ellwood
|
UK Independence
Party
|
740
|
2.5
|
+2.5
|
|
Pete Radcliff
|
Socialist Unity
|
373
|
1.2
|
+1.2
|
Majority
|
6,939
|
6,939
|
23.1
|
|
Turnout
|
|
30,091
|
49.6
|
+4.1
|
2001
|
Name
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Swing from 1997-
%
|
|
John
Heppell
|
Labour
|
17,530
|
59.0
|
-3.3
|
|
Richard
Allan
|
Conservative
|
7,210
|
24.3
|
+0.8
|
|
Tim
Ball
|
Liberal Democrat
|
3,874
|
13.0
|
+2.9
|
|
Pete
Radcliff
|
Socialist Alliance
|
1,117
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majority
|
|
10,320
|
34.7
|
|
|
Turnout
|
|
29,731
|
45.5
|
-15.0
|
1997
|
Name
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
John Heppell
|
Labour
|
24,755
|
62.3
|
|
Andrew Raca
|
Conservative
|
9,336
|
23.5
|
|
Kevin Mulloy
|
Liberal Democrat
|
4,008
|
10.1
|
|
Ben Brown
|
Referendum
|
1,645
|
4.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majority
|
|
15,419
|
38.8
|
|
Turnout
|
|
39,744
|
60.5
|
1992
|
Name
|
Party
|
Votes
|
|
John Heppell
|
Labour
|
25,026
|
|
|
Conservative
|
17,346
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat
|
3,695
|
1988
|
Name
|
Party
|
Votes
|
|
M Knowles
|
Conservative
|
20,162
|
|
|
Labour
|
19,706
|
|
|
Liberal
|
6,887
|
|
|
Other
|
212
|
1983
|
Name
|
Party
|
Votes
|
|
Michael Knowles
|
Conservative
|
17,641
|
|
|
Labour
|
16,177
|
|
|
SDP
|
8,385
|
|
|
Other
|
1,421
|
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