kˈɛn pˈɜːtʃɪs, hˌuː wʌz ɹˈʌnɪŋ ɐɡˈɛn fɔːɹ lˈeɪbɚ, ɛndʒˈɔɪd ɐn ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv sˈɛvən.sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ɪn hɪz ʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə vˈoʊt, mˈoʊstli æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌvðə lˈɪbɚɹəl dˈɛməkɹˌæts kˈændᵻdˌeɪt.
Ken Purchase, who was running again for Labour, enjoyed an increase of 7.6% in his share of the vote, mostly at the expense of the Liberal Democrats' candidate.