Result: Makerfield
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 63.2% |
| Conservative |  | 12.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.6% |
| Swing: 0.1% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Ian McCartney | Labour | 22,494 | 63.2 | -5.3 |
| Kulveer Ranger | Conservative | 4,345 | 12.2 | -5.4 |
| Trevor Beswick | Liberal Democrat | 3,789 | 10.6 | -0.8 |
| Peter Franzen | Community Action Party | 2,769 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Dennis Shambley | British National Party | 1,221 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Greg Atherton | UK Independence Party | 962 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | 18,149 | 51.0 | ||
| Turnout | 35,580 | 51.5 | +0.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR MAKERFIELD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 68.5% |
| Conservative |  | 17.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.4% |
| Others |  | 2.5% |
