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Constituency Name: Elmet
Member of Parliment: Colin Burgon (Labour)
  Colin Burgon


June 2001 General Election
Candidate Party
Votes
Percentage of votes
Majority
Colin Burgon Labour Party
22038
48.0%
4171
Andrew Millard Conservative Party
17867
38.9%
Madeline Kirk Liberal Democrat Party
5001
10.9%
Andrew Spence UK Independence Party
1031
2.2%
Labour hold seat but 3.6% swing from Labour to Conservative

May 1997 General Election
Candidate Party
Votes
Percentage of votes
Majority
Colin Burgon Labour Party
28348
52.4%
8779
Spencer Batiste Conservative Party
19569
36.2%
Brian Jennings Liberal Democrat Party
4691
8.7%
C Zawadski The Referendum Party
1487
2.7%
Turnout: 76.8%

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