Result: Leigh
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 63.3% |
| Conservative |  | 16.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.6% |
| Swing: 0.5% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Andrew Burnham | Labour | 23,097 | 63.3 | -1.2 |
| Laurance Wedderburn | Conservative | 5,825 | 16.0 | -2.2 |
| Dave Crowther | Liberal Democrat | 4,962 | 13.6 | +0.8 |
| Ian Franzen | Community Action Party | 2,189 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Thomas Hampson | Legalise Cannabis Alliance | 415 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | 17,272 | 47.3 | ||
| Turnout | 36,488 | 50.3 | +0.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEIGH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 64.5% |
| Conservative |  | 18.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.8% |
| Others |  | 4.5% |
