Result: Eccles
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 56.9% |
| Conservative |  | 19.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.6% |
| Swing: 3.3% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Ian Stewart | Labour | 19,702 | 56.9 | -7.6 |
| Thelma Matuk | Conservative | 6,816 | 19.7 | -1.0 |
| Jane Brophy | Liberal Democrat | 6,429 | 18.6 | +3.8 |
| Peter Reeve | UK Independence Party | 1,685 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | 12,886 | 37.2 | ||
| Turnout | 34,632 | 50.2 | +1.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ECCLES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 64.5% |
| Conservative |  | 20.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.8% |
