Result: Jarrow
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 60.5% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 19.6% | |
| Conservative | 14.1% | |
| Swing: 5.1% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Stephen Hepburn | Labour | 20,554 | 60.5 | -5.6 |
| Bill Schardt | Liberal Democrat | 6,650 | 19.6 | +4.6 |
| Linkson Jack | Conservative | 4,807 | 14.1 | -0.6 |
| Alan Badger | UK Independence Party | 1,567 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Roger Nettleship | Safeguard the NHS | 400 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | 13,904 | 40.9 | ||
| Turnout | 33,978 | 55.0 | -0.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR JARROW | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 66.1% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 15.0% | |
| Conservative | 14.7% | |
| Others | 4.2% | |

