| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Con | James Palmer | 88,826 | 56.93 |
| Lib Dem | Rod Cantrill | 67,205 | 43.07 |
| Con | James Palmer | 76,064 | 37.96 |
| Lib Dem | Rod Cantrill | 47,026 | 23.47 |
| Lab | Kevin Price | 37,297 | 18.61 |
| UKIP | Paul Bullen | 15,931 | 7.95 |
| Green | Julie Howell | 12,628 | 6.3 |
| Ind | Peter Dawe | 9,176 | 4.58 |
| Eng Dem | Stephen Goldspink | 2,256 | 1.13 |