| Results 2005: Lab hold |
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (percentage) | |
| Michael Clapham (Lab) | 20,372 (55.28%, -3.29%) | |
| Clive Watkinson (C) | 9,058 (24.58%, +1.75%) | |
| Alison Brelsford (LD) | 7,422 (20.14%, +1.54%) | |
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| Lab maj 11,314 (30.70%) | |
| 2.52% swing Lab to C |
| Electorate 66,985 |
| Turnout 36,852 (55.02%, +2.08%) | |
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| Results 2001 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| Michael Clapham | Labour | 20,244 |
| William Rowe | Conservative | 7,892 |
| Miles Crompton | Liberal Democrat | 6,428 |
| Labour | Majority | 12,352 |
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| Swing to Conservative | | 2.59 |
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| Results 1997 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| Clapham | Labour | 25,017 |
| Watkins | Conservative | 7,750 |
| Knight | Liberal Democrat | 7,613 |
| Miles | Referendum Party | 1,828 |
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