TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		51.5%
Liberal Democrat		37.9%
Conservative		8.0%
Swing: 3.7% from LAB to LD

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
David Anderson	Labour	20,120	51.5	-3.3
Peter Maughan	Liberal Democrat	14,785	37.9	+4.1
Dorothy Luckhurst	Conservative	3,129	8.0	-3.4
Norman Endacott	UK Independence Party	1,019	2.6	+2.6
Majority		5,335	13.7
Turnout		39,053	62.6	+5.2

KEY SEAT

This seat is Liberal Democrat target number 63

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST

Full details for North East

2001 RESULT FOR BLAYDON
Labour		54.8%
Liberal Democrat		33.8%
Conservative		11.4%