| Results 2005: C hold |
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (percentage) | |
| Alistair Burt (C) | 24,725 (49.94%, +2.54%) | |
| Keith White (Lab) | 12,474 (25.20%, -4.91%) | |
| Stephen Rutherford (LD) | 10,320 (20.85%, +1.11%) | |
| James May (UKIP) | 1,986 (4.01%, +1.27%) | |
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| C maj 12,251 (24.75%) | |
| 3.73% swing Lab to C |
| Electorate 72,757 |
| Turnout 49,505 (68.04%, +1.98%) | |
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| Results 2001 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| Alastair Burt | Conservative | 22,586 |
| Philip Ross | Labour | 14,009 |
| Dan Rogerson | Liberal Democrat | 7,409 |
| Ros Hill | UK Independence Party | 1,242 |
| Conservative | Majority | 8,577 |
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| Swing to Conservative | | 3.64 |
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| Results 1997 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| Lyell | Conservative | 22,311 |
| Lehal | Labour | 16,428 |
| Bristow | Liberal Democrat | 7,179 |
| Taylor | Referendum Party | 2,490 |
| Foley | Independent Conservative | 1,842 |
| Bence | Natural Law Party | 138 |
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