2001 General Election - Houghton and Washington East
| Year | 2001 |
| General election | 2001 General Election |
| Constituency | Houghton and Washington East |
| Turnout | 49.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Kemp, Fraser | Labour | 24,628 |
| Devenish, Tony | Conservative | 4,810 |
| Ormerod, Richard | Liberal Democrats | 4,203 |