Result: South Shields
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 60.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 19.7% |
| Conservative |  | 17.2% |
| Swing: 2.8% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| David Miliband | Labour | 18,269 | 60.5 | -2.7 |
| Stephen Psallidas | Liberal Democrat | 5,957 | 19.7 | +2.9 |
| Richard Lewis | Conservative | 5,207 | 17.2 | +0.3 |
| Nader Afshari-Naderi | Independent | 773 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | 12,312 | 40.8 | ||
| Turnout | 30,206 | 50.9 | +1.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR SOUTH SHIELDS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 63.2% |
| Conservative |  | 16.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 16.8% |
| Others |  | 3.1% |
