Result: Tyneside North
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 61.9% |
| Conservative |  | 21.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 16.8% |
| Swing: 7.1% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Stephen Byers | Labour | 22,882 | 61.9 | -7.6 |
| Duncan McLellan | Conservative | 7,845 | 21.2 | +6.6 |
| Gillian Ferguson | Liberal Democrat | 6,212 | 16.8 | +4.4 |
| Majority | 15,037 | 40.7 | ||
| Turnout | 36,939 | 57.2 | -0.5 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR TYNESIDE NORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 69.5% |
| Conservative |  | 14.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.4% |
| Others |  | 3.5% |
