TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		49.8%
Conservative		21.4%
Liberal Democrat		18.6%
Swing: 0.9% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Jim Dobbin	Labour	19,438	49.8	-7.9
Stephen Pathmarajah	Conservative	8,355	21.4	-6.2
Crea Lavin	Liberal Democrat	7,261	18.6	+7.4
Gary Aronsson	British National Party	1,855	4.7	+4.7
Phil Burke	Liberal Party	1,377	3.5	+0.9
John Whittaker	UK Independence Party	767	2.0	+2.0
Majority		11,083	28.4
Turnout		39,053	54.6	+1.5

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST

Full details for North West

2001 RESULT FOR HEYWOOD & MIDDLETON
Labour		57.7%
Conservative		27.6%
Liberal Democrat		11.2%
Others		3.5%