Result: Wansbeck
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 26.4% |
| Conservative |  | 15.0% |
| Swing: 3.1% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Denis Murphy | Labour | 20,315 | 55.2 | -2.6 |
| Simon Reed | Liberal Democrat | 9,734 | 26.4 | +3.6 |
| Ginny Scrope | Conservative | 5,540 | 15.0 | +2.2 |
| Nic Best | Green | 1,245 | 3.4 | +0.9 |
| Majority | 10,581 | 28.7 | ||
| Turnout | 36,834 | 58.4 | -0.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR WANSBECK | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 57.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 22.8% |
| Conservative |  | 12.8% |
| Others |  | 6.6% |
