Result: Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 50.2% |
| Conservative |  | 31.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.8% |
| Swing: 1.5% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Ashok Kumar | Labour | 21,945 | 50.2 | -5.1 |
| Mark Brooks | Conservative | 13,945 | 31.9 | -2.1 |
| Carl Minns | Liberal Democrat | 6,049 | 13.8 | +3.1 |
| Geoffrey Groves | British National Party | 1,099 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Charlotte Bull | UK Independence Party | 658 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | 8,000 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,696 | 60.8 | -0.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR MIDDLESBROUGH SOUTH & CLEVELAND EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.3% |
| Conservative |  | 34.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.7% |
