Result: St Helens North
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 56.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 21.3% |
| Conservative |  | 18.9% |
| Swing: 4.0% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| David Watts | Labour | 22,329 | 56.9 | -4.2 |
| John Beirne | Liberal Democrat | 8,367 | 21.3 | +3.7 |
| Paul Oakley | Conservative | 7,410 | 18.9 | +0.1 |
| Sylvia Hall | UK Independence Party | 1,165 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | 13,962 | 35.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,271 | 55.8 | +3.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ST HELENS NORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 61.1% |
| Conservative |  | 18.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.6% |
| Others |  | 2.5% |
