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Home General Elections 7 June 2001 Houghton and Washington East |
UK Polling History: Election of 7 June 2001 – Houghton and Washington East
Result summary
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| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
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| Votes | 24,628 | 4,810 | 4,203 |
| Votes gained | -7,318 | -581 | +994 |
| Share of votes | 73.2% | 14.3% | 12.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 36.2% | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -3.2% | +1.4% | +4.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -11.2% | -0.9% | +1.4% |
| Total votes: | 33,641 | |
| Electorate: | 67,946 | |
| Turnout: | 49.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.0% | Liberal Democrat from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Houghton and Sunderland South, Washington and Sunderland West 6 May 2010 |
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Constituency formed from Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Houghton and Sunderland South, Washington and Sunderland West 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,310 | 4,772 | 6,245 | 1,367 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 24,628 | 4,810 | 4,203 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 31,946 | 5,391 | 3,209 | 1,277 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 34,733 | 13,925 | 7,346 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 32,805 | 12,612 | 10,090 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 26,168 | 12,104 | 12,347 | ||