| Results 2005: C hold |
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (percentage) | |
| John Baron (C) | 25,487 (52.17%, +4.78%) | |
| Anneliese Dodds (Lab) | 14,281 (29.23%, -7.16%) | |
| Mike Hibbs (LD) | 6,471 (13.24%, -0.62%) | |
| Bryn Robinson (BNP) | 1,435 (2.94%) | |
| Seantino Callaghan (UKIP) | 1,184 (2.42%, +0.07%) | |
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| C maj 11,206 (22.94%) | |
| 5.97% swing Lab to C |
| Electorate 79,537 |
| Turnout 48,858 (61.43%, +3.36%) | |
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| Results 2001 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| John Baron | Conservative | 21,608 |
| Amanda Campbell | Labour | 16,595 |
| Frank Bellard | Liberal Democrat | 6,323 |
| Nick Yeomans | UK Independence Party | 1,072 |
| Conservative | Majority | 5,013 |
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| Swing to Conservative | | 4.27 |
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| Results 1997 | | |
| Name | Party | Votes |
| Gorman | Conservative | 22,033 |
| Richards | Labour | 20,677 |
| Williams | Liberal Democrat | 8,763 |
| Hughes | Loyal Conservative | 3,377 |
| Buchanan | ProLife Alliance | 570 |
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