| Results 2005: Lab hold |
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (percentage) | |
| John Hutton (Lab) | 17,360 (47.57%, -8.10%) | |
| Bill Dorman (C) | 11,323 (31.03%, +0.70%) | |
| Barry Rabone (LD) | 6,130 (16.80%, +4.62%) | |
| Alan Beach (UKIP) | 758 (2.08%, +0.25%) | |
| Timothy Bell (Bridges) | 409 (1.12%) | |
| Brian Greaves (Veritas) | 306 (0.84%) | |
| Helene Young (Ind) | 207 (0.57%) | |
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| Lab maj 6,037 (16.54%) | |
| 4.40% swing Lab to C |
| Electorate 61,883 |
| Turnout 36,493 (58.97%, -1.30%) | |
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| Results 2001 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| John Hutton | Labour | 21,724 |
| James Airey | Conservative | 11,835 |
| Barry Rabone | Liberal Democrat | 4,750 |
| John Smith | UK Independence Party | 711 |
| Labour | Majority | 9,889 |
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| Swing to Conservative | | 2.36 |
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| Results 1997 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| Hutton | Labour | 27,630 |
| Hunt | Conservative | 13,133 |
| Metcalfe | Liberal Democrat | 4,264 |
| Hamzeian | People's Labour Party | 1,995 |
| Mitchell | Referendum Party | 1,208 |
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