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Instruction
Answer the question based on the provided table.


Table
Table Title: 'The votes' regarding '1973 Chester-le-Street by-election'
Table Content:
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| - | Labour | Giles Radice | 25,874 | 53.06 | 18.54 |
| - | Liberal | George Booth Suggett | 18,808 | 38.57 | N/A |
| - | Conservative | Neil Balfour | 4,092 | 8.39 | 20.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,066 | 14.49 | 28.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,768 | 71.4 | - |
| - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | - |


Question
Who were the top two contenders in the 1973 Chester-le-Street by-election, and by what majority of votes did the Labour candidate win?


Answer Format
The final answer should be a sentence and use the following format:
```json
{
    "answer": "your_generated_sentence_here"
}
```
rule
["Radice held the seat for the Labour party with a majority of 7,066 over Suggett."]