2001 General Election - Newark
| Year | 2001 |
| General election | 2001 General Election |
| Constituency | Newark |
| Turnout | 63.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mercer, Patrick | Conservative | 20,983 |
| Jones, Fiona | Labour | 16,910 |
| Harding-Price, David | Liberal Democrats | 5,970 |
| Haxby, Donald | Independent | 822 |
| Thomson, Ian | Socialist Alliance | 462 |