Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Phil Davies (politician)
Table title:
Electoral history
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candidate </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ± </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Conservative </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Esther McVey </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16,726 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.7 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Labour </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Phillip Davies </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14,290 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal Democrat </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Peter Reisdorf </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,630 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16.8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.5 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > UKIP </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Philip Griffiths </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 899 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1.1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ind. Conservative </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > David Kirwan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 506 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1.3 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Common Sense Party </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > David James </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 321 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.8 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Majority </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,436 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 39,372 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.4 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Conservative gain from Labour </td><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the top two finishers in the election, and what was the margin of votes between the two?
Answer:
Davies lost to Esther McVey by a margin of 2,436.