Elections in The 1990s
| General Election 1997: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Foster | 30,359 | 65.9 | +15.9 | |
| Conservative | Mrs Josephine H. Fergus | 9,295 | 20.2 | −11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Les Ashworth | 4,293 | 9.3 | −8.9 | |
| Referendum Party | David S.W. Blacker | 2,104 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 21,064 | 45.7 | |||
| Turnout | 46,051 | 68.4 | −8.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.8 | |||
| General Election 1992: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Foster | 27,763 | 50.0 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | David R. Williamson | 17,676 | 31.8 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | William P. Wade | 10,099 | 18.2 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 10,087 | 18.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 55,538 | 76.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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