Biggest majorities at the 2001 general election
The safest wins: constituencies won by the largest share of the vote in each general election.
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| # | Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bootle | Lab | LD | 19,043 | 69.01 |
| 2 | Sheffield Brightside | Lab | Con | 17,049 | 66.72 |
| 3 | Easington | Lab | Con | 21,949 | 66.49 |
| 4 | Liverpool Walton | Lab | LD | 17,996 | 63.24 |
| 5 | Glasgow Springburn | Oth | SNP | 14,754 | 61.21 |
| 6 | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | PC | 19,313 | 60.88 |
| 7 | Brent South | Lab | Con | 17,380 | 60.69 |
| 8 | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | Con | 19,818 | 58.91 |
| 9 | Knowsley South | Lab | LD | 21,316 | 58.26 |
| 10 | Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | Oth | 18,032 | 57.26 |
| 11 | Tyne Bridge | Lab | Con | 14,889 | 57.19 |
| 12 | East Ham | Lab | Con | 21,032 | 56.42 |
| 13 | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab | LD | 14,123 | 56.26 |
| 14 | Barnsley Central | Lab | LD | 15,130 | 54.93 |
| 15 | North Tyneside | Lab | Con | 20,568 | 54.89 |
| 16 | Liverpool Riverside | Lab | LD | 13,950 | 54.70 |
| 17 | Manchester Blackley | Lab | Con | 14,464 | 54.53 |
| 18 | Birkenhead | Lab | Con | 15,591 | 53.82 |
| 19 | Swansea East | Lab | PC | 16,148 | 53.70 |
| 20 | Tottenham | Lab | Con | 16,916 | 53.53 |
| 21 | West Ham | Lab | Con | 15,645 | 53.45 |
| 22 | Aberavon | Lab | PC | 16,108 | 53.36 |
| 23 | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | LD | 17,904 | 53.26 |
| 24 | Manchester Central | Lab | LD | 13,742 | 53.00 |
| 25 | Leeds Central | Lab | Con | 14,381 | 52.67 |
| 26 | Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | Con | 18,844 | 52.60 |
| 27 | Lewisham Deptford | Lab | Con | 15,293 | 52.54 |
| 28 | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab | Con | 16,378 | 52.17 |
| 29 | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | LD | 16,789 | 51.64 |
| 30 | Liverpool West Derby | Lab | Oth | 15,853 | 51.29 |
| 31 | Jarrow | Lab | LD | 17,595 | 51.03 |
| 32 | Makerfield | Lab | Con | 17,750 | 50.92 |
| 33 | Halton | Lab | Con | 17,428 | 50.56 |
| 34 | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | SNP | 15,314 | 50.52 |
| 35 | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | Con | 18,927 | 50.45 |
| 36 | Dunfermline East | Lab | SNP | 15,063 | 50.07 |
| 37 | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab | LD | 15,325 | 49.64 |
| 38 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | LD | 15,049 | 49.59 |
| 39 | Bolsover | Lab | Con | 18,777 | 49.06 |
| 40 | Salford | Lab | LD | 11,012 | 48.91 |
| 41 | Wentworth | Lab | Con | 16,449 | 48.70 |
| 42 | North Durham | Lab | Con | 18,683 | 48.44 |
| 43 | Middlesbrough | Lab | Con | 16,330 | 48.43 |
| 44 | Doncaster North | Lab | Con | 15,187 | 48.42 |
| 45 | Islwyn | Lab | LD | 15,309 | 48.31 |
| 46 | Cynon Valley | Lab | PC | 12,998 | 48.22 |
| 47 | Ogmore | Lab | PC | 14,574 | 48.02 |
| 48 | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | SNP | 9,818 | 47.97 |
| 49 | Belfast West | SF | SDLP | 19,342 | 47.20 |
| 50 | Rhondda | Lab | PC | 16,047 | 47.19 |
Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.
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