Labour Party Hold Jim Fitzpatrick was re-elected with a majority of 12.91%, a change of -0.06% from the previous election. A total of 46700 votes were cast, representing a turnout of 62.98% .

Table of main parties and election candidates retaining deposit

Election Candidate	Party	Number	%	Status	% Change
Jim Fitzpatrick	Labour Party	18679	40.00%	Re-elected	-0.06%
Tim Archer	Conservative	12649	27.09%	Not elected	n/a
Jonathan Harold	Liberal Democrats	8160	17.47%	Not elected	n/a
George Galloway	Respect	5209	11.15%	Not elected	n/a
Other election candidates	-see below	2003	4.29%	-	-3.00%

Table of other election candidates

Election Candidate	Party	Number	%	Outcome
Wayne Lochner	UKIP	565	1.21%	Not elected
Andrew Osborne	Independent	470	1.01%	Not elected
Chris Smith	Green Party	449	0.96%	Not elected
Kabir Mahmud	Independent	293	0.63%	Not elected
Mohammed Aminul Hoque	Independent	167	0.36%	Not elected
Jim Thornton	Independent	59	0.13%	Not elected