Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Meacher, Michael | 26,894 | 58.8% | N/A | |
Conservative | Lord, Jonathan | 10,693 | 23.4% | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Cohen, Howard | 5,434 | 11.9% | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Choudhury, Gias | 1,311 | 2.9% | N/A | |
Referendum | Etherden, Peter | 1,157 | 2.5% | N/A | |
Natural Law | Dalling, Sheila | 249 | 0.5% | N/A | |
Majority | 16,201 | 35.4% | N/A | Turnout | 45,738 | 66.1% | N/A | Swing | N/A |