Result: Oldham West & Royton
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 49.1% |
| Conservative |  | 21.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.0% |
| Swing: 2.8% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Michael Meacher | Labour | 18,452 | 49.1 | -2.1 |
| Sean Moore | Conservative | 7,998 | 21.3 | +3.6 |
| Stuart Bodsworth | Liberal Democrat | 7,519 | 20.0 | +7.6 |
| Anita Corbett | British National Party | 2,606 | 6.9 | -9.5 |
| David Short | UK Independence Party | 987 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | 10,454 | 27.8 | ||
| Turnout | 37,562 | 53.3 | -4.3 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR OLDHAM WEST & ROYTON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.2% |
| Conservative |  | 17.7% |
| BNP |  | 16.4% |
| Others |  | 14.7% |
