Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2000s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Conservative
Philip Davies
18,608
39.0
−1.9
-
Labour
Chris Leslie
18,186
38.2
−5.8
-
Liberal Democrat
John Briggs
7,018
14.7
+3.8
-
BNP
Tom Linden
2,000
4.2
N/A
-
Green
Quentin Deakin
1,665
3.5
+0.5
-
Iraq War. Not In My Name
David Crabtree
189
0.4
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
422
0.9
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
47,666
69.7
+3.5
-
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Swing
2.0
-

Question: How did Conservative Party candidate Philip Davies do in the election?
Answer: Conservative Party candidate Philip Davies won the seat by narrowly defeating Leslie in the Shipley (UK Parliament constituency) election with a majority of 422 votes.