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| 2 | 1973 Chester-le-Street by-election - The votes |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Giles Radice | 25,874 | 53.06 | 18.54 |
| 5 | - | Liberal | George Booth Suggett | 18,808 | 38.57 | N/A |
| 6 | - | Conservative | Neil Balfour | 4,092 | 8.39 | 20.01 |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,066 | 14.49 | 28.71 |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,768 | 71.4 | - |
| 9 | - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: Who were the top two contenders in the 1973 Chester-le-Street by-election, and by what majority of votes did the Labour candidate win?
Answer: Radice held the seat for the Labour party with a majority of 7,066 over Suggett.