Barking (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2000s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
Margaret Hodge
13,826
47.8
−13.1
-
Conservative
Keith Prince
4,943
17.1
−5.9
-
BNP
Richard Barnbrook
4,916
16.9
+10.6
-
Liberal Democrat
Toby Wickenden
3,211
11.1
+1.3
-
UKIP
Terry Jones
803
2.8
+2.8
-
Green
Laurie Cleeland
618
2.1
+2.1
-
Independent
Demetrious Panton
530
1.8
+1.8
-
Workers Revolutionary
Mick Saxby
59
0.2
+0.2
Majority
Majority
Majority
8,883
30.7
7.2
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
28,906
50.1
+4.6
Registered electors
Registered electors
Registered electors
57,658
-
-
-
Labour hold
Labour hold
Swing
−3.6
-

Question: How close were the votes obtained by BNP and by the Conservatives at Barking?
Answer: At Barking, the BNP with 16.9% of the vote, were 27 votes behind the Conservatives.