Result: Tynemouth
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 47.0% |
| Conservative |  | 37.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.7% |
| Swing: 5.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Alan Campbell | Labour | 20,143 | 47.0 | -6.2 |
| Michael McIntyre | Conservative | 16,000 | 37.3 | +3.8 |
| Colin Finlay | Liberal Democrat | 6,716 | 15.7 | +4.1 |
| Majority | 4,143 | 9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 42,859 | 66.9 | -0.5 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR TYNEMOUTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 53.2% |
| Conservative |  | 33.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.6% |
| Others |  | 1.7% |
