Result: Dewsbury
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 41.0% | |
| Conservative | 29.0% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 14.6% | |
| Swing: 4.2% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Shahid Malik | Labour | 15,807 | 41.0 | -9.5 |
| Sayeeda Warsi | Conservative | 11,192 | 29.0 | -1.2 |
| Kingsley Hill | Liberal Democrat | 5,624 | 14.6 | +2.6 |
| David Exley | British National Party | 5,066 | 13.1 | +8.6 |
| Brenda Smithson | Green | 593 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Alan Girvan | Independent | 313 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | 4,615 | 12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,595 | 62.0 | +3.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR DEWSBURY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 50.5% | |
| Conservative | 30.2% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 12.0% | |
| Others | 7.3% | |

