Result: Darlington
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 52.4% |
| Conservative |  | 26.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.5% |
| Swing: 0.2% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Alan Milburn | Labour | 20,643 | 52.4 | -3.9 |
| Anthony Frieze | Conservative | 10,239 | 26.0 | -4.3 |
| Robert Adamson | Liberal Democrat | 7,269 | 18.5 | +7.6 |
| John Hoodless | UK Independence Party | 730 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| David Davies | Veritas | 507 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | 10,404 | 26.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,388 | 60.3 | -1.7 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR DARLINGTON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 56.3% |
| Conservative |  | 30.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.9% |
| Others |  | 2.5% |
