Elections in The 2000s
| General Election 2005: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Helen Goodman | 19,065 | 50.0 | −8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote-Wood | 9,018 | 23.7 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Bell | 8,736 | 22.9 | +0.2 | |
| UKIP | Margaret Hopson | 1,309 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 10,047 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 38,128 | 56.5 | −0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Foster | 22,680 | 58.8 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | Miss Fiona P. McNish | 8,754 | 22.7 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 6,073 | 15.7 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Carl D. Bennett | 1,052 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,926 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 38,559 | 57.2 | −11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
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