TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		57.8%
Liberal Democrat		18.7%
Conservative		16.4%
Swing: 9.0% from LAB to LD

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Stuart Bell	Labour	18,562	57.8	-9.8
Joe Michna	Liberal Democrat	5,995	18.7	+8.3
Caroline Flynn-Macleod	Conservative	5,263	16.4	-2.7
Ron Armes	British National Party	819	2.5	+2.5
Michael Landers	UK Independence Party	768	2.4	+2.4
Jackie Elder	Independent	503	1.6	+1.6
Derrick Arnott	Independent	230	0.7	+0.7
Majority		12,567	39.1
Turnout		32,140	48.8	-1.0

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST

Full details for North East

2001 RESULT FOR MIDDLESBROUGH
Labour		67.6%
Conservative		19.1%
Liberal Democrat		10.4%
Others		2.9%