Result: Rochdale
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 41.1% |
| Labour |  | 40.0% |
| Conservative |  | 10.5% |
| Swing: 7.7% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Paul Rowen | Liberal Democrat | 16,787 | 41.1 | +6.2 |
| Lorna Fitzsimons | Labour | 16,345 | 40.0 | -9.2 |
| Khalid Hussain | Conservative | 4,270 | 10.5 | -2.9 |
| Derek Adams | British National Party | 1,773 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| John Whittaker | UK Independence Party | 499 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Samir Chatterjee | Green | 448 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Mohammed Salim | Islam Zinda Baad Platform | 361 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Carl Faulkner | Veritas | 353 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | 442 | 1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,836 | 58.4 | +1.7 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR ROCHDALE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 49.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 34.9% |
| Conservative |  | 13.4% |
| Others |  | 2.5% |
