2001 General Election - Sunderland North
| Year | 2001 | 
| General election | 2001 General Election | 
| Constituency | Sunderland North | 
| Turnout | 49.0% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Etherington, Bill | Labour | 18,685 | 
| Harris, Michael | Conservative | 5,331 | 
| Lennox, John | Liberal Democrats | 3,599 | 
| Herron, Neil | Independent | 1,518 | 
| Guynan, David | BNP | 687 |