Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2000s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
Iain Wright
12,752
40.7
−18.5
-
Liberal Democrat
Jody Dunn
10,719
34.2
+19.2
-
UKIP
Stephen Allison
3,193
10.2
N/A
-
Conservative
Jeremy Middleton
3,044
9.7
11.1
-
Respect
John Bloom
572
1.8
N/A
-
Green
Iris Ryder
255
0.8
N/A
-
National Front
Jim Starkey
246
0.8
N/A
-
Fathers 4 Justice
Peter Watson
139
0.4
N/A
-
Socialist Labour
Christopher Herriot
95
0.3
−2.1
-
Common Good
Dick Rodgers
91
0.3
N/A
-
Independent
Philip Berriman
90
0.3
N/A
-
Monster Raving Loony
Alan Hope
80
0.3
N/A
-
Independent Rainbow
Ronnie Carroll
45
0.1
N/A
-
English Democrat
Ed Abrams
41
0.1
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
2,033
6.5
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
31,362
45.77
-
-
Labour hold
Labour hold
Swing
−11.5
-

Question: What was the vote majority that Iain Wright secured at the Hartlepool election and for which party was he a candidate?
Answer: Iain Wright secured a majority of 2,033 votes for labour in the Hartlepool election.