Result: Macclesfield
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.6% |
| Labour |  | 29.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 19.5% |
| Swing: 2.4% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Nicholas Winterton | Conservative | 22,628 | 49.6 | +0.7 |
| Stephen Carter | Labour | 13,227 | 29.0 | -4.1 |
| Catherine O'Brien | Liberal Democrat | 8,918 | 19.5 | +1.5 |
| John Scott | Veritas | 848 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | 9,401 | 20.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,621 | 63.1 | +0.8 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR MACCLESFIELD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 48.9% |
| Labour |  | 33.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.0% |
